Wainui Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.9° 

Wainui Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 9AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
77
76
58
45
44
43
42
30
29
21
20
20
19
19
11
11
25
25
27
27
27
27
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:27AM2.13m
10:47PM2.16m
11:12AM2.14m
11:33PM2.14m
11:59AM2.12m
Low Tide
4:07AM0.48m
4:20PM0.54m
4:49AM0.48m
5:07PM0.58m
5:35AM0.50m
5:59PM0.63m
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
16
13
11
12
13
12
13
15
16
15
13
13
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
8
9
10
10
11
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
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