Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 10PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)--
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4.5
NE
Period(s) (?)566777777888888889999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6710218723628631934034037641152557470575380495812081671205923802697270327343176
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
40
ENE
40
E
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
2.24
12:44PM
2.17
1:15AM
2.19
1:37PM
2.10
2:12AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:57PM
0.38
6:24AM
0.53
6:49PM
0.43
7:20AM
0.58
7:45PM
0.50
8:19AM
0.64
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------7:30-------7:30-------7:31-
Sunset-7:32-------7:30-------7:30------
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
11----------143126151111141422
Temp. °C212019191819192019191920191819191919191919202020
Feels °C (?)191715151415131514151516151314141413131314151414
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