
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Pines today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 10AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
737 | 232 | 242 | 248 | 201 | 164 | 217 | 258 | 356 | 398 | 329 | 425 | 671 | 1238 | 1479 | 1521 | 1447 | 1393 | 1182 | 1167 | 1258 | 1065 | 892 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:48AM1.99m | 8:05PM2.03m | 8:30AM2.04m | 8:45PM2.03m | 9:14AM2.06m | 9:29PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.48m | 1:53PM0.49m | 2:22AM0.42m | 2:37PM0.46m | 3:03AM0.39m | 3:23PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
227 | 232 | 242 | 248 | 201 | 164 | 217 | 258 | 356 | 398 | 329 | 425 | 671 | 1238 | 1479 | 1521 | 1447 | 1393 | 1182 | 1167 | 1258 | 1065 | 892 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 4 |
186 | 183 | 181 | 136 | 133 | 140 | 106 | 99 | 83 | 87 | 48 | 30 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 11 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | SSW 7 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
737 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 196 | — | 58 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 239 | 4 | 0 |
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