Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.2° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 6AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.6
NE
3
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
28
20
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
9
4
4
4
4
4
6
20
20
19
17
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
ENE
10
NNE
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
25
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
7:47AM1.96m
7:58PM1.94m
8:28AM1.95m
8:36PM1.90m
9:08AM1.92m
9:17PM1.84m
Low Tide
1:34AM0.43m
1:53PM0.47m
2:14AM0.42m
2:36PM0.50m
2:52AM0.45m
3:20PM0.55m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
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7:22
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Temp °C
15
14
14
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
20
22
23
21
17
16
17
16
20
24
24
21
17
Feels °C
13
12
12
15
16
14
13
13
12
12
13
18
20
22
17
14
14
16
14
18
22
23
17
15
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