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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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 2AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (18 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (18 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)121212111111111010101312121212121212111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1741531711601211031019590689516716432746439733627925119115015010288
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
S
20
S
20
SSE
5
ESE
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
0
NW
10
E
10
ENE
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffoffon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
1.80
7:47AM
1.91
8:00PM
1.87
8:27AM
1.99
8:43PM
1.94
9:06AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
0.73
1:23AM
0.63
2:03PM
0.66
2:06AM
0.56
2:44PM
0.58
2:48AM
0.51
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-----6:37-------6:39-------6:39--
Sunset-8:05-------8:04-------8:02------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1---------------
Temp. °C232218161617192019191816151518232422222019161922
Feels °C (?)201917141517181717191815131214222322201717141720
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