Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Pines today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 4PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 236 | 808 | 2592 | 3673 | 3735 | 5411 | 1906 | 1556 | 1099 | 722 | 493 | 377 | 298 | 211 | 131 | 86 | 72 | 214 | 171 | 588 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:25PM1.75m | 00:45AM1.67m | 1:14PM1.73m | 1:39AM1.65m | 2:07PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.76m | 6:47PM0.77m | 7:06AM0.81m | 7:43PM0.79m | 7:59AM0.83m | 8:41PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 66 | 66 | 54 | 1163 | 1742 | 1802 | 1973 | 1906 | 1556 | 1099 | 722 | 493 | 377 | 298 | 211 | 62 | 51 | 52 | 31 | 14 | 344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 12 | NE 10 | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NNE 3 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 9 | S 17 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 85 | 50 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 131 | 86 | 72 | 16 | 22 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 9 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | E 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 236 | 808 | 2592 | 3673 | 3735 | 5411 | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 214 | 171 | 588 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 457 | 122 | 97 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 47 | 122 | 101 |
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