Wainui Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
16.8°C
0.2° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 9AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Evening (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.1
N
18
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.8
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
6
5
6
6
6
7
5
20
20
20
20
19
22
86
132
132
152
157
181
192
198
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
E
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:33PM2.23m
00:55AM2.08m
1:29PM2.16m
1:52AM2.01m
2:29PM2.10m
Low Tide
6:04AM0.37m
6:40PM0.51m
7:00AM0.42m
7:38PM0.54m
7:59AM0.48m
8:38PM0.56m
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
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6:24
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6:22
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7:52
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1
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1
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Temp °C
13
14
16
18
16
16
15
14
12
12
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
16
Feels °C
9
9
12
16
12
12
13
12
9
9
12
12
12
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
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