Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 12AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 69 | 113 | 126 | 139 | 371 | 137 | 131 | 149 | 132 | 64 | 31 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:23PM2.07m | 11:52AM2.06m | 00:03AM1.99m | 12:34PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09PM0.62m | 5:31AM0.57m | 5:52PM0.72m | 6:13AM0.67m | 6:37PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 219 | 102 | 131 | 149 | 132 | 64 | 31 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 12 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 80 | 31 | 63 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 11 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 9 | NNW 8 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NW 7 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 47 | 69 | 113 | 126 | 139 | 371 | 137 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 21 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 94 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 516 | 516 | 215 | 46 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 132 | 142 | 247 | 358 |
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