Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 23 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 11PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
53
90
46
57
112
138
131
112
106
83
81
77
57
52
76
88
102
74
94
94
101
101
107
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:25PM2.08m
1:00AM2.14m
1:23PM1.99m
2:02AM2.07m
2:25PM1.92m
3:04AM2.04m
Low Tide
6:32PM0.45m
7:09AM0.57m
7:31PM0.52m
8:10AM0.60m
8:32PM0.57m
9:13AM0.60m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:51
5:50
5:49
5:46
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
13
12
11
11
12
15
15
14
13
14
14
13
15
17
14
14
15
16
15
14
15
17
12
11
9
8
7
7
9
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
13
13
9
9
11
13
13
11
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
50
33
50
46
57
112
138
131
112
106
83
81
77
57
2
2
88
74
74
94
94
101
101
107
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
15
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
10
9
33
18
16
5
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
6
4
6
5
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
Energy kJ
1
1
8
8
5
6
2
1
2
3
2
4
6
6
3
2
5
5
5
4
2
4
4
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
3
0.8
E
6
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
Energy kJ
50
53
90
1
1
52
76
102
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
36
19
3
0
3
3
3
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
63
59
36
36
18
3
13
19
36
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
1
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
6
2
3
3
4
3
2
4
4
3
4
3
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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