Wainui Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.3° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)--
Afternoon (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
1.4
NW
6
1.1
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
57
57
55
54
51
29
29
29
162
119
47
40
38
35
34
34
33
32
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:28PM2.07m
7:51AM2.04m
8:11PM2.14m
8:37AM2.12m
8:55PM2.18m
Low Tide
1:08PM0.61m
1:33AM0.56m
1:49PM0.55m
2:16AM0.48m
2:31PM0.51m
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
14
12
12
12
13
14
15
16
15
13
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
11
Feels °C
10
10
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
9
7
7
8
8
9
8
8
8
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