Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 2AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (19 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (19 Jan)8ft (2.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
3
E
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3.5
E
Period(s) (?)101010109999999999101099999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)197019281662138913031331145913031185128584290197712381249115510008617528951074124515922176
Wind
(km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
25
SE
10
SSE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ENE
35
E
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:27PM
1.88
9:07AM
2.01
9:12PM
1.91
9:48AM
2.05
9:56PM
1.94
10:29AM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:39AM
0.62
3:05PM
0.71
3:20AM
0.57
3:48PM
0.64
3:59AM
0.53
4:30PM
0.59
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise---6:28-------6:30-------6:31----
Sunset-------8:39-------8:38-------8:38
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
--1---5136621---------21425
Temp. °C191919192020192020202020202021202020202121202020
Feels °C (?)141414151616161717192219171618181818182020191716
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