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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 11 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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 4AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SSE 19 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | |
17 | 35 | 23 | 42 | 69 | 134 | 198 | 324 | 311 | 163 | 621 | 612 | 491 | 361 | 273 | 207 | 173 | 119 | 117 | 160 | 113 | 59 | 256 | 253 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:51AM1.92m | 5:18PM1.90m | 5:30AM1.90m | 5:57PM1.89m | 6:06AM1.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM0.58m | 11:01AM0.52m | 11:22PM0.56m | 11:41AM0.49m | 00:01AM0.56m | 12:20PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
 kJ | 17 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 69 | 63 | 59 | 198 | 180 | 101 | 621 | 612 | 491 | 361 | 56 | 56 | 47 | 47 | 37 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 256 | 253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | NE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 68 | 61 | 85 | 74 | 78 | 66 | 273 | 207 | 173 | 119 | 117 | 160 | 113 | 41 | 17 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSE 19 | ENE 4 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 8 | E 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 14 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | NNE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | E 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 163 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 104 | 37 | 59 | 17 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 134 | 198 | 324 | 311 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 97 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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