Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.7° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 12AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
!
!
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
907
909
367
291
266
211
206
159
151
113
113
98
79
79
67
56
44
44
37
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
W
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:51PM1.83m
3:33AM1.75m
4:11PM1.86m
4:48AM1.81m
5:18PM1.94m
Low Tide
9:17PM0.66m
9:47AM0.55m
10:31PM0.62m
10:55AM0.51m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
9
8
7
8
10
12
12
12
10
10
9
8
12
16
17
14
12
Feels °C
5
6
6
4
4
5
8
10
8
9
7
6
5
4
7
12
15
12
9
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