Wainui Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.7° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 12PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
1.9
NNW
6
2.5
NW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
8
266
760
345
307
260
285
292
232
137
99
75
55
23
24
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NNW
45
NW
40
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:12AM1.99m
2:58PM2.01m
3:17AM1.95m
4:06PM2.02m
4:27AM1.95m
5:11PM2.07m
Low Tide
8:25AM0.60m
9:03PM0.72m
9:32AM0.59m
10:12PM0.69m
10:39AM0.55m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
1
3
6
Temp °C
14
13
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
14
13
13
14
13
13
14
16
14
11
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
9
9
12
11
9
8
7
10
10
9
10
12
11
9
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