Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 8AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.2
N
13
0.5
E
6
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
152
139
130
109
109
91
75
76
66
68
60
60
45
44
33
20
19
14
15
13
13
13
12
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:02AM2.07m
2:25PM1.92m
3:04AM2.04m
3:31PM1.89m
4:02AM2.03m
4:33PM1.90m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.60m
8:32PM0.57m
9:13AM0.60m
9:34PM0.59m
10:13AM0.58m
10:34PM0.59m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:49
5:46
5:45
5:45
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
18
16
15
13
13
13
14
17
18
16
15
14
14
16
16
18
19
16
15
15
11
11
12
13
14
12
12
10
10
10
12
15
16
15
14
13
12
14
14
15
16
14
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
5
91
75
76
66
68
60
60
45
44
33
20
19
13
15
6
6
6
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
15
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
6
3
3
3
2
2
5
2
4
6
6
6
6
6
15
7
7
6
6
13
13
6
6
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
6
5
5
2
2
4
2
4
4
16
16
16
7
4
14
14
14
7
7
13
13
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
0.3
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
166
152
139
130
109
109
1
1
8
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
210
162
111
36
36
36
3
3
3
0
0
3
13
0
0
50
13
67
67
13
67
67
67
67
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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