Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
12.9° C
1.1° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 12PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
306
211
696
568
525
238
242
317
237
230
180
156
166
126
105
78
78
55
40
33
32
33
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:17PM1.84m
00:30AM1.79m
1:01PM1.78m
1:14AM1.71m
1:46PM1.73m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.62m
6:28PM0.72m
6:53AM0.69m
7:17PM0.77m
7:38AM0.75m
8:09PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
9
12
12
11
10
9
8
7
8
15
16
14
12
11
11
11
13
15
15
15
12
Feels °C
5
4
6
10
8
8
7
6
5
4
4
12
13
10
7
6
7
6
8
9
11
11
7
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