Wainui Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.1° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 12PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (03 Nov)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
168
194
216
222
229
235
268
313
236
230
388
346
346
291
291
264
239
239
216
193
193
193
169
169
109
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
E
5
NE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:52AM1.95m
3:31PM2.06m
3:57AM1.91m
4:31PM2.05m
5:02AM1.90m
5:26PM2.05m
6:01AM1.94m
Low Tide
8:59AM0.53m
9:41PM0.57m
10:01AM0.56m
10:42PM0.55m
11:03AM0.58m
11:38PM0.52m
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7:55
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Temp °C
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
14
14
15
15
16
15
16
14
14
14
16
16
15
16
17
18
18
18
19
19
18
20
19
18
18
18
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