Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.6° 

Wainui Beach - Pines surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Pines today (02 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 9PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
3.5
S
9
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
12
5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
626
503
493
439
439
347
305
248
185
320
314
260
283
525
491
1616
1544
2855
6842
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
S
10
WSW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
30
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:03PM1.97m
9:19AM1.89m
9:43PM1.98m
10:00AM1.91m
Low Tide
2:43PM0.56m
3:20AM0.58m
3:24PM0.54m
4:00AM0.54m
4:05PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
8
7
6
6
8
14
16
13
10
9
9
10
7
6
6
6
6
Feels °C
8
7
4
2
1
1
3
11
14
10
7
6
5
3
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
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