Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 10 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.4° 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 1AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (11 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (11 Feb)1ft (0.3m)18s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.4
NE
0.3
N
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
ENE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.6
NE
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
1.3
E
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)1410149999181818916161616677888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)373335414140549898985482127125125118212353389400372336270220
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
1.94
3:18AM
1.87
3:24PM
1.87
4:17AM
1.83
4:15PM
1.82
5:17AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:55PM
0.77
9:17AM
0.92
9:46PM
0.83
10:14AM
0.96
10:40PM
0.86
11:14AM
0.96
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:54-------6:54--
Sunset-8:23-------8:22-------8:22------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------111------
Temp. °C212020191818202222212019181921222221212121212222
Feels °C (?)212121201818202020202019181920212120212122232423
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