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Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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Wainui Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 10PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
590 | 638 | 808 | 1027 | 699 | 1034 | 1165 | 1328 | 1509 | 1509 | 1531 | 1644 | 1693 | 1759 | 1944 | 2061 | 2307 | 2433 | 2357 | 2473 | 2423 | 2239 | 2239 | 2129 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:11PM2.07m | 00:44AM2.18m | 1:08PM2.00m | 1:40AM2.12m | 2:06PM1.93m | 2:36AM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.41m | 6:53AM0.49m | 7:10PM0.49m | 7:50AM0.52m | 8:07PM0.57m | 8:47AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | |
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 9 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | ENE 11 | NW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 333 | 5 | 12 | 113 | 30 | 61 | 114 | 108 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | NW 13 | — | — | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
590 | 638 | 808 | 1027 | 699 | 1034 | 1165 | 1328 | 1509 | 1509 | 1531 | 1644 | 1693 | 1759 | 1944 | 2061 | 2307 | 2433 | 2357 | 2473 | 2423 | 2239 | 2239 | 2129 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 63 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 75 | 111 | 63 | 63 | 210 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 210 | 210 | 111 | 210 | 210 | 75 | 210 | 210 | 75 |
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