Surf Forecasts:
Wainui Beach - Schools surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, SSE swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period, S swell with 4,817 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 6 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wainui Beach - Schools this week:
The surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Schools over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 06) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 20s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wainui Beach - Schools in the next 16 days are 4.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Mon 6th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wainui Beach - Schools over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 262 | 275 | 389 | 255 | 320 | 459 | 544 | 562 | 490 | 455 | 356 | 1510 | 1032 | 4287 | 3998 | 2279 | 1913 | 1104 | 1250 | 716 | 376 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:29AM1.82m | 10:59PM1.93m | 11:12AM1.84m | 11:39PM1.94m | 11:56AM1.85m | 00:18AM1.93m | 12:42PM1.87m | 00:59AM1.91m | 1:30PM1.89m | 1:45AM1.89m | 2:19PM1.90m | 2:38AM1.86m | 3:12PM1.90m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM0.59m | 5:17AM0.59m | 5:18PM0.57m | 5:59AM0.54m | 6:00PM0.55m | 6:40AM0.49m | 6:45PM0.54m | 7:24AM0.45m | 7:35PM0.54m | 8:10AM0.42m | 8:29PM0.54m | 9:01AM0.42m | 9:28PM0.56m | ||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — |
mm | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 20 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 175 | 275 | 239 | 255 | 320 | 459 | 544 | 562 | 490 | 455 | 356 | 31 | 1020 | 1938 | 1951 | 1162 | 1026 | 654 | 798 | 716 | 376 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 21 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSW 20 | — | — | — | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 69 | 58 | 20 | 18 | 41 | 37 | 32 | 48 | 25 | 37 | — | — | — | 49 | 18 | 63 | 86 | 74 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 13 | — | S 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | S 17 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 14 | — | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | — | 21 | 51 | 48 | 16 | 14 | 31 | 23 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 16 | — | 29 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 262 | — | 389 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 246 | 250 | 1510 | 1032 | 4287 | 3998 | 2279 | 1913 | 1104 | 1250 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 47 | 13 | 46 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
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