Wainui Bay Surf Break

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
16.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 11PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
505
365
365
800
775
800
689
657
635
544
526
416
403
396
332
326
267
257
208
212
216
172
165
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
35
NNW
20
WNW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
40
NW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:15PM2.03m
10:25AM1.90m
10:54PM2.03m
11:07AM1.90m
11:35PM2.02m
11:50AM1.91m
Low Tide
3:45PM0.56m
4:19AM0.61m
4:22PM0.57m
4:59AM0.61m
5:02PM0.60m
5:40AM0.61m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
4
2
1
4
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
15
16
15
14
10
10
10
10
12
Feels °C
12
13
12
11
11
10
11
11
10
10
9
11
11
10
11
13
13
11
7
5
6
5
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
505
505
365
365
800
775
800
689
657
635
544
526
416
403
396
332
326
267
257
208
212
216
172
165
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.6
E
14
0.8
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
NE
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.9
NW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
Energy kJ
2
148
206
260
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
7
55
33
24
3
2
2
51
32
28
13
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
W
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
2
3
4
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.2
N
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.9
NW
5
1
NW
6
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.9
NW
6
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
10
20
24
67
81
90
17
32
32
59
1
2
66
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
54
54
54
63
63
63
63
116
544
544
544
13
0
0
0
0
13
79
110
0
0
0
34
34
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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