Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 15 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (15 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (15 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

Table - waves today at Wainui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)1299910911111111111111101010109999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44397610614611190152155121116112797871686443424136363535
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
15
SW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:06AM
1.90
7:12PM
1.84
7:54AM
1.96
8:02PM
1.89
8:39AM
2.03
8:49PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:03PM
0.85
1:27AM
0.72
1:52PM
0.77
2:13AM
0.64
2:38PM
0.68
2:54AM
0.56
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-------6:58-------6:58--------
Sunset---8:19-------8:17-------8:16----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192020181616181718212221171717171920212119171616
Feels °C (?)141414121313151415171817151616171919192019171515
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