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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 07 May 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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 11AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (07 May)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.3
SSE
14
0.8
NE
6
0.5
E
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
ENE
7
1
NE
7
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.7
NE
8
0.5
ENE
14
0.7
ENE
14
0.9
ENE
13
0.9
ENE
13
0.9
ENE
13
1
ENE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
66
66
63
66
84
37
43
42
35
19
85
177
240
212
240
301
326
115
192
253
303
294
350
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:41AM1.70m
10:09PM1.76m
10:32AM1.69m
10:59PM1.76m
11:20AM1.70m
11:50PM1.78m
Low Tide
3:42AM0.70m
3:53PM0.72m
4:31AM0.72m
4:46PM0.76m
5:23AM0.72m
5:36PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
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6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:12
5:10
5:09
5:08
1
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
18
20
16
14
13
13
12
14
19
21
18
17
18
18
17
17
20
20
17
15
14
13
13
13
17
19
14
12
10
11
10
12
16
18
15
13
14
15
15
16
17
17
15
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
14
0.9
ENE
13
0.9
ENE
13
0.9
ENE
13
1
ENE
13
Energy kJ
115
66
45
44
66
20
22
42
42
28
15
25
40
86
74
81
99
107
87
192
253
303
294
350
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
ENE
15
0.4
ENE
15
0.5
ENE
14
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.2
SSE
13
Energy kJ
12
12
66
63
35
35
37
38
18
19
15
7
7
19
20
20
22
71
115
70
56
39
29
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
S
20
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
16
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
Energy kJ
30
29
45
43
15
15
36
15
35
19
19
19
8
2
5
20
20
16
19
18
18
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
1
NE
7
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.7
NE
8
Energy kJ
56
39
60
84
120
43
85
177
240
212
240
301
326
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
4
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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