Wainui Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 3PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
4
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
NE
16
0.7
N
4
1
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.7
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.9
N
7
2.2
N
7
2.2
N
8
2.2
N
8
2.5
NNW
8
1.8
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
14
41
100
188
250
258
351
529
603
619
787
408
314
266
227
196
168
172
145
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
W
5
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
3:11PM2.00m
3:28AM2.00m
4:19PM2.03m
4:36AM2.00m
5:25PM2.09m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.59m
9:15PM0.75m
9:45AM0.58m
10:24PM0.71m
10:51AM0.53m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
1
2
7
12
8
3
4
Temp °C
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
9
10
12
13
14
14
12
10
10
13
14
13
11
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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