Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Issued: 5 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is

16.5° C

Wainui Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 10AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13							Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NW 6	NNE 5	N 6	ESE 10	N 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	47	78	78	56	55	38	32	18	31	36	51	75	81	26	15	30	18	13	20	10	26	23	23	23
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	NW	NW	NW	NW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy
High Tide		5:56AM2.08m					6:42PM2.20m				6:59AM2.12m				7:41PM2.27m				7:59AM2.16m				8:36PM2.33m
Low Tide					12:09PM0.41m				00:44AM0.55m				1:09PM0.34m				1:43AM0.48m				2:05PM0.28m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	5:30
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	15	15	15	14	15
Feels °C	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	10	10	10	11	11	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	14	13	13	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 6	NNE 5	N 5	NW 6	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	47	78	78	56	55	38	32	18	31	17	7	19	19	20	14	30	7	13	8	10	26	23	23	23
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	NE 12	NE 12	ESE 11	ENE 4	NE 12	NE 11	E 5	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 10	NE 11	NE 11	NW 6	NW 6	ESE 9	NW 6	ESE 10	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10
kJ	12	6	6	24	1	5	5	2	5	5	11	5	5	26	15	17	9	10	4	2	1	4	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	N 11	NE 9	NE 12	NE 12	N 9	NE 9	NE 11	N 10	N 10	NE 11	N 10	N 10	NNW 6	NNW 6	NE 10	ESE 10	NNE 10	ESE 10	NNW 6	NNE 10	—	NW 5	NW 19
kJ	4	2	3	5	5	2	3	5	2	2	5	2	2	11	6	4	18	10	20	3	10	—	1	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	N 3	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 5	NNW 4	N 4	NNW 3
kJ	—	—	—	5	3	6	6	14	22	36	51	75	81	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	5	2	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Whatipu Auckland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waipu River Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Scott Point Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Box Northland	Wainui Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	1	1	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	1
Distance (km)	63	6	6	111	234	92	92	111	111	111	111	123	13	0	19	0	63	63	63	116	94	94	75	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Baylys Beach		Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Waipu River	Henderson Bay	Takou Bay	Elliot Bay	The Ledge	Waipapakauri Beach	Te Paki	The Box	Te Paki	Scott Point	Scott Point	The Box	The Ledge
Rating (10 max)	4	1	1	3		1	1	2	3	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Whatipu Auckland	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Porridge Southland	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	3	2	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	7	6	6	5
Header Global	Etang-Sale Reunion	Morne Rights Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Gas Bay Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Spooky's New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Antiques Maldives	Fox River New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9	7	8	8	6	7	6	7	7	4	4	4	5

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