Wainui Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.9° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 12PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
2
NNW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.5
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NW
8
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
NNE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
350
405
277
334
560
268
197
122
92
40
45
25
16
10
9
9
9
9
21
37
39
39
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
45
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:17AM1.95m
4:06PM2.02m
4:27AM1.95m
5:11PM2.07m
5:35AM1.99m
6:10PM2.13m
Low Tide
9:32AM0.59m
10:12PM0.69m
10:39AM0.55m
11:17PM0.62m
11:43AM0.48m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
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part cloud
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
4
3
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
14
15
15
13
13
14
14
13
13
15
15
14
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
11
9
9
10
9
8
7
9
10
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
11
11
11
9
10
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