Wainui Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.0° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 11AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
72
89
108
139
149
153
153
150
154
163
183
200
205
244
276
291
338
346
388
373
373
316
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:52AM2.01m
2:29PM2.10m
2:52AM1.95m
3:31PM2.06m
3:57AM1.91m
4:31PM2.05m
Low Tide
7:59AM0.48m
8:38PM0.56m
8:59AM0.53m
9:41PM0.57m
10:01AM0.56m
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6:22
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7:54
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
14
13
13
14
14
14
16
15
16
17
16
16
16
14
16
15
16
17
17
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