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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 NZDT

Forecast 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 20.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (NZDT) & Date

Wave Height

Wave Period

Morning (15 Jan)

1.5ft (0.4m)

Afternoon (15 Jan)

1.5ft (0.4m)

Evening (15 Jan)

1.5ft (0.4m)

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sun

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

10 AM

1 PM

4 PM

7 PM

10 PM

1 AM

SSE

SSW

SSE

SSW

SSE

100

246

149

170

NNW

SSW

off

glass

cross-
off

off

cross-
off

off

cross

cross-
on

3:41AM

1.76

3:55PM

1.71

4:26AM

1.72

4:47PM

1.66

5:20AM

1.70

5:46PM

1.65

9:57AM

0.78

10:15PM

0.71

10:46AM

0.81

11:06PM

0.74

11:42AM

0.82

12:02AM

0.74

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