Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 05 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 3PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (05 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (05 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)161515151414141414141413131313141414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)177221212209206268206268268203192176176176176179181187195198198144115117
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
0
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03AM
2.33
10:22PM
2.16
10:53AM
2.33
11:14PM
2.15
11:40AM
2.30
12:03AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
0.41
4:23AM
0.27
4:59PM
0.39
5:12AM
0.31
5:48PM
0.40
6:00AM
0.39
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:18-------6:18
Sunset---8:42-------8:42-------8:42----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192020201918171719202019191817172021202019171616
Feels °C (?)181919191918161618191919191816161919202119161516
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