Wainui Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 8AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun afternoon).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
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
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
NE
15
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
NE
16
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.8
N
7
2.1
N
7
2.5
N
8
2.3
N
8
2.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
15
15
18
17
9
21
8
9
10
10
10
24
62
105
196
229
295
424
712
652
628
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:32AM2.05m
2:05PM2.00m
2:27AM2.02m
3:11PM2.00m
3:28AM2.00m
4:19PM2.03m
Low Tide
7:41AM0.59m
8:08PM0.74m
8:41AM0.59m
9:15PM0.75m
9:45AM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
2
2
2
5
3
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
15
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
11
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