Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.4° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 11PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
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)
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
1.9
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
53
24
23
21
20
19
11
21
49
55
82
123
166
172
163
166
160
398
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:59PM1.88m
1:10AM1.87m
1:42PM1.82m
1:52AM1.78m
2:25PM1.76m
Low Tide
7:05PM0.70m
7:32AM0.62m
7:52PM0.75m
8:14AM0.67m
8:41PM0.79m
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
12
9
8
9
9
10
15
15
13
14
13
12
12
11
13
12
9
9
Feels °C
11
8
5
4
4
5
7
10
10
8
10
9
8
8
6
7
4
2
1
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