Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.6° 

Wainui Beach - Pines 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 Beach - Pines today (14 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 7AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (14 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (14 Nov)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
1.6
NE
6
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
186
217
408
679
763
736
573
459
347
249
186
169
206
79
73
70
47
47
45
28
30
44
34
35
25
21
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SE
15
E
10
E
5
NE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
15
N
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:07AM1.77m
10:26PM1.70m
10:55AM1.76m
11:17PM1.70m
11:45AM1.77m
00:05AM1.71m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.66m
4:29PM0.71m
4:38AM0.73m
5:18PM0.73m
5:31AM0.76m
6:09PM0.73m
6:21AM0.77m
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clear
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clear
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Temp °C
13
13
13
16
17
17
16
18
15
15
16
22
23
25
23
19
17
16
17
22
25
26
23
19
19
20
18
Feels °C
11
12
13
15
15
15
17
15
12
13
14
21
22
23
20
17
16
15
16
20
22
22
20
16
17
17
14
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