Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
168
163
181
161
175
135
132
113
112
94
76
79
86
75
72
60
62
47
39
28
19
14
13
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
10
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:23PM1.99m
2:02AM2.07m
2:25PM1.92m
3:04AM2.04m
3:31PM1.89m
4:02AM2.03m
Low Tide
7:31PM0.52m
8:10AM0.60m
8:32PM0.57m
9:13AM0.60m
9:34PM0.59m
10:13AM0.58m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:50
5:49
5:46
5:45
1
2
4
5
1
Temp °C
17
15
16
16
16
15
15
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
14
16
18
16
15
14
15
14
15
18
15
13
15
14
12
10
11
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
14
16
15
14
13
14
12
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
E
6
Energy kJ
147
168
163
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
94
76
79
86
75
72
60
62
47
39
28
19
10
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
2
6
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
6
6
6
6
6
15
7
7
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
16
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
6
4
4
4
6
5
2
2
5
2
2
4
4
16
16
16
7
4
14
14
14
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
4
181
161
175
135
132
113
112
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
3
36
36
36
36
36
63
63
19
13
18
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
13
67
67
67
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
6
5
5
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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