Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
13.2° C
1.0° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 3AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.6
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.7
SE
14
0.8
SE
10
0.9
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1080
990
854
594
521
496
480
407
298
283
237
233
229
191
186
132
295
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:32AM1.88m
1:05PM1.89m
1:22AM1.83m
1:58PM1.86m
Low Tide
6:20PM0.54m
6:56AM0.45m
7:14PM0.57m
7:47AM0.47m
8:12PM0.60m
clear
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
6
6
7
10
12
10
9
9
9
9
11
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
4
2
2
2
3
7
8
6
5
5
4
5
8
12
11
11
10
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