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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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 7PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 88mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | |
112 | 55 | 82 | 138 | 216 | 253 | 304 | 393 | 539 | 673 | 740 | 730 | 722 | 775 | 1087 | 1213 | 728 | 1563 | 2243 | 2568 | 3617 | 2985 | 4328 | 5237 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:43AM1.94m | 7:23PM2.01m | 7:26AM1.92m | 8:06PM2.03m | 8:06AM1.91m | 8:46PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:55PM0.54m | 1:18AM0.67m | 1:38PM0.54m | 1:59AM0.68m | 2:18PM0.54m | 2:40AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | |
— | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 23 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 11 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 13 | N 18 | N 17 | N 12 | N 12 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 9 | N 15 | — | N 15 | N 15 | — | — | — |
15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 380 | 18 | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | E 9 | N 13 | NE 12 | N 13 | N 18 | N 13 | N 12 | N 17 | N 16 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 |
112 | 55 | 82 | 138 | 216 | 253 | 304 | 393 | 539 | 673 | 740 | 730 | 722 | 775 | 1087 | 1213 | 728 | 1563 | 2243 | 2568 | 3617 | 2985 | 4328 | 5237 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 111 | 324 | 111 | 111 | 329 | 111 | 495 | 502 | 545 | 545 | 545 | 504 | 329 | 502 | 544 | 546 | 495 | 502 | 495 | 502 | 502 | 13 | 6 |
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