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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 5 pm Wednesday 13 May 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 slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Pines today?
The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 9PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | |
549 | 2961 | 2581 | 2570 | 2609 | 2135 | 1909 | 1507 | 727 | 920 | 843 | 613 | 500 | 444 | 365 | 357 | 353 | 880 | 742 | 668 | 604 | 331 | 1207 | 253 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:40PM1.83m | 3:00AM1.92m | 3:29PM1.90m | 3:49AM1.95m | 4:17PM1.97m | 4:39AM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.59m | 9:22AM0.51m | 9:38PM0.53m | 10:08AM0.43m | 10:28PM0.48m | 10:57AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 549 | 1726 | 1509 | 1449 | 1470 | 817 | 653 | 880 | 727 | 655 | 88 | 73 | 281 | 248 | 203 | 50 | 180 | 880 | 742 | 668 | 604 | 331 | 321 | 253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 11 |
| kJ | 62 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 126 | 106 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 242 | 140 | 45 | 44 | 66 | 325 | 353 | 31 | 33 | 37 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | S 20 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 18 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 27 | 43 | 91 | 89 | 68 | 27 | 15 | 33 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 71 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 36 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 168 | 2961 | 2581 | 2570 | 2609 | 2135 | 1909 | 1507 | — | 920 | 843 | 613 | 500 | 444 | 365 | 357 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1207 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 65 | 65 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 47 | 47 | 116 | 54 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 47 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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