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Wainui Beach - Pines surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Pines today?
The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 4PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 14 | 54 | 50 | 172 | 41 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 65 | 34 | 37 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 56 | 273 | 2101 | 561 | 396 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:18PM 1.90 | 3:52AM 1.84 | 4:00PM 1.84 | 4:32AM 1.80 | 4:43PM 1.78 | 5:13AM 1.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:12AM 0.71 | 9:36PM 0.62 | 9:58AM 0.72 | 10:16PM 0.62 | 10:41AM 0.73 | 10:58PM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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