Wainui Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.8° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 9AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). 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 (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
1.8
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1
N
7
1.3
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
58
56
56
60
61
61
63
64
63
247
256
143
94
164
156
158
69
46
23
23
23
23
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
30
SW
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:04AM2.15m
11:10PM2.04m
11:42AM2.10m
11:48PM1.98m
12:20PM2.03m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.43m
4:58PM0.58m
5:17AM0.50m
5:40PM0.65m
5:56AM0.58m
6:22PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:41
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7:37
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7:37
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7:38
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1
2
4
3
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1
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Temp °C
15
15
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
13
16
14
13
13
13
12
14
15
17
15
11
Feels °C
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
14
13
11
10
8
10
7
6
6
6
6
9
10
13
9
6
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