Wainui Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.1° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 8AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (30 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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)
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.8
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
9
5
4
4
4
1
13
22
11
10
5
6
6
7
7
7
6
20
20
20
20
19
39
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:07PM2.18m
11:41AM2.28m
00:00AM2.14m
12:33PM2.23m
00:55AM2.08m
1:29PM2.16m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.33m
5:43PM0.48m
6:04AM0.37m
6:40PM0.51m
7:00AM0.42m
7:38PM0.54m
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
14
13
12
16
19
18
16
15
14
13
14
15
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
12
9
8
10
13
12
11
11
10
9
10
10
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
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