Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.7° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 9PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
2.5
S
9
3.5
S
11
4
S
13
4
S
12
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
5
S
11
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
320
268
233
339
539
491
1157
2910
5220
4665
4380
5137
6159
6301
5625
4901
4155
3549
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
WNW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:43PM1.98m
10:00AM1.91m
10:23PM1.98m
10:42AM1.92m
Low Tide
3:24PM0.54m
4:00AM0.54m
4:05PM0.52m
4:41AM0.50m
4:47PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
10
10
9
10
8
6
7
7
5
5
5
6
8
9
8
8
8
Feels °C
12
11
6
7
5
4
1
-2
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-5
-2
-1
0
1
1
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