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Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 2PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | E 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | |
17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 50 | 64 | 88 | 59 | 178 | 213 | 236 | 215 | 215 | 191 | 182 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:33PM1.90m | 4:56AM2.04m | 5:28PM1.93m | 5:45AM2.04m | 6:18PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM0.58m | 10:34PM0.59m | 11:07AM0.54m | 11:29PM0.57m | 11:56AM0.51m | 00:18AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | |
— | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | N 12 | E 5 | E 5 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
17 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 59 | 178 | 213 | 236 | 215 | 215 | 191 | 182 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 | N 12 | E 11 | N 12 | N 12 | E 5 | E 10 | ENE 7 | E 10 | NE 7 | NNE 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 11 | NNE 15 | N 12 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | E 10 | N 16 | NE 16 | E 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 15 | N 11 | NNE 15 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 24 | 50 | 64 | 88 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 19 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 18 | 63 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 3 |
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