Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Wainui Beach - Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
13.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 11PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
!
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
8
2.2
ENE
8
1.4
E
9
1.6
NE
9
1.9
NE
8
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
244
196
196
188
166
142
683
347
370
493
288
287
244
251
314
371
440
575
596
632
672
692
666
Wind (km/h)
20
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
5
E
25
NE
15
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:18PM1.91m
10:29AM1.82m
10:59PM1.93m
11:12AM1.84m
11:39PM1.94m
11:56AM1.85m
Low Tide
3:55PM0.62m
4:35AM0.64m
4:37PM0.59m
5:17AM0.59m
5:18PM0.57m
5:59AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:59
4:59
5:00
 mm
1
7
1
3
1
1
3
Temp °C
14
12
11
10
9
8
10
12
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
11
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
Feels °C
11
10
9
8
6
5
7
8
9
7
9
8
7
7
7
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
8
1.2
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
10
Energy kJ
250
244
196
196
188
166
142
215
347
307
300
288
287
244
251
314
371
440
575
596
632
672
692
666
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
Energy kJ
5
6
6
5
4
4
4
9
8
30
36
68
61
60
58
22
20
33
31
18
44
42
41
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
9
Energy kJ
2
6
3
3
9
9
4
4
3
3
69
61
10
21
53
51
50
50
48
17
7
69
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.8
NNE
7
2.2
ENE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.9
NE
8
2
NE
9
0.4
SW
3
0.8
SSW
9
Energy kJ
198
303
88
53
683
370
493
571
3
92
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
39
8
0
0
0
6
13
46
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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