Wainui Beach - Pines surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.4° C
(Which is 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 7AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
2
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
ESE
0.9
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)13121212121212111111111111115661414149141312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2631931871411391039966636140404023469011667101104116597433237
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
W
15
SW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NE
15
NE
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:48AM
1.88
4:13PM
1.85
4:38AM
1.95
5:00PM
1.94
5:22AM
2.01
5:46PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
0.66
10:06AM
0.61
10:22PM
0.58
10:54AM
0.52
11:08PM
0.51
11:39AM
0.43
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----6:33-------6:35-------6:35---
Sunset------5:39-------5:38-------5:37-
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161514141618191816161616171919171513121214182018
Feels °C (?)13111191113151512111111121615141099911161715
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