Wainui Beach - Pines surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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Wainui Beach - Pines surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Pines today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 4AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
ESE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.3
NE
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)11101091299117886889777777768
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)214158100684731302419221113454050272628261724233065
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
30
NNE
25
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
0
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06AM
2.06
6:33PM
2.09
6:51AM
2.07
7:21PM
2.13
7:39AM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54PM
0.45
12:24PM
0.36
12:42AM
0.42
1:09PM
0.32
1:33AM
0.42
1:57PM
0.33
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:37-------6:37-------6:39---
Sunset------5:36-------5:34-------5:32-
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------241-----1411-
Temp. °C151515161719191818191917182021181615141415172017
Feels °C (?)121212131416161415151413171919171514131416172016
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