Wainui Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Wainui Bay

Issued: 11 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
18.6° C

1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 5PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.4
N
6
1.7
N
6
2.3
N
7
3
N
7
2.5
N
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.9
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.6
NW
8
2
NNW
8
2.3
NW
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
230
203
176
145
120
118
132
221
483
843
826
334
421
421
219
333
471
653
118
97
76
65
42
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
N
35
N
40
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:04AM1.87m
10:37PM1.99m
10:45AM1.85m
11:17PM1.97m
11:27AM1.83m
11:59PM1.95m
Low Tide
4:08PM0.59m
4:42AM0.66m
4:45PM0.61m
5:24AM0.66m
5:26PM0.64m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:19
5:19
 mm
1
1
1
2
4
10
14
3
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
15
14
14
13
14
Feels °C
14
15
15
16
16
17
15
14
13
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
1.6
NNW
8
1.9
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.2
E
11
1.6
NNW
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
Energy kJ
235
230
203
176
145
120
118
112
88
8
8
9
334
421
421
214
128
9
302
118
97
72
65
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
1.6
NNE
8
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
12
0.5
NE
8
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
Energy kJ
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
4
8
4
4
270
9
9
9
9
3
31
109
73
76
27
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
14
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
9
4
8
2
3
3
8
8
9
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.4
N
6
1.7
N
6
2.3
N
7
3
N
7
2.5
N
8
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
2
NNW
8
2.3
NW
8
0.3
SSW
2
Energy kJ
27
41
53
53
55
67
94
132
221
483
843
826
376
219
333
471
653
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
71
79
79
79
79
79
92
300
334
546
532
450
71
92
71
71
92
92
0
0
0
0
0
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
1
1
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
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