Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.6°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 12PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
3
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.6
NW
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)14141414141313131313121212121212121211611111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2021994894624323473422732682091501411021037272464625242423129
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
1.91
5:07PM
1.83
5:37AM
1.99
6:04PM
1.93
6:27AM
2.08
6:56PM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:52AM
0.75
11:15PM
0.72
11:44AM
0.64
12:08AM
0.64
12:34PM
0.53
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--6:47-------6:47-------6:48-----
Sunset-----6:01-------6:00------5:59---
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---121--------------1---
Temp. °C161718191817161716161719191716161617181919171616
Feels °C (?)141616161415131311111315141313131314161616141313
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