Wainui Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.6° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 9PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)--
Afternoon (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
1.3
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
23
23
20
21
26
27
25
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
91
182
137
107
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:44PM2.14m
11:12AM2.14m
11:23PM2.07m
11:52AM2.06m
Low Tide
4:26PM0.52m
4:50AM0.48m
5:09PM0.62m
5:31AM0.57m
5:52PM0.72m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
2
6
1
Temp °C
15
15
13
12
11
10
12
14
15
14
14
13
15
15
15
16
14
12
11
Feels °C
14
14
11
10
9
8
10
11
11
11
12
10
10
10
9
10
9
8
5
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