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Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Wainui Beach - Pines surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 01 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Pines today?
The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 1AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
273 | 261 | 170 | 119 | 82 | 163 | 113 | 59 | 206 | 198 | 184 | 174 | 184 | 128 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 113 | 68 | 55 | 50 | 44 | 41 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross | |
High Tide | 5:57PM1.89m | 6:06AM1.86m | 6:36PM1.88m | 6:41AM1.82m | 7:15PM1.85m | 7:19AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.56m | 12:20PM0.49m | 00:42AM0.58m | 12:56PM0.50m | 1:23AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | E 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 69 | 56 | 56 | 49 | 49 | 38 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 198 | 184 | 174 | 184 | 128 | 71 | 69 | 19 | 113 | 68 | 55 | 50 | 13 | 13 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 6 |
| kJ | 273 | 261 | 170 | 119 | 82 | 163 | 113 | 43 | 206 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 68 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 41 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | S 16 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | E 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 44 | 70 | 37 | 59 | 188 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 35 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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