Wainui Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.4° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 5AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NE
9
3
ESE
8
2.5
E
9
2.3
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
7
2.2
E
8
2
E
7
1.9
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
9
15
20
30
44
44
62
70
71
71
71
71
83
1020
951
703
607
653
548
475
535
431
397
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
SW
5
SSE
15
SE
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:06AM2.09m
1:39PM2.12m
2:02AM2.02m
2:40PM2.05m
3:02AM1.96m
3:47PM2.02m
Low Tide
7:12AM0.49m
7:46PM0.62m
8:11AM0.54m
8:48PM0.65m
9:14AM0.57m
9:54PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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6:56
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7:28
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7:29
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3
7
8
19
7
6
3
2
4
4
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
13
16
18
17
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
14
14
13
14
14
15
14
Feels °C
10
9
9
12
13
16
14
10
10
11
11
12
11
10
7
5
7
8
11
10
11
9
11
10
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