Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.6° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 1PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
348
384
342
265
181
158
105
90
77
109
46
81
35
90
110
108
106
188
220
201
261
206
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
0
S
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
5
E
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:10AM1.71m
3:35PM1.82m
4:05AM1.76m
4:28PM1.86m
4:54AM1.83m
5:16PM1.91m
Low Tide
9:22AM0.75m
10:00PM0.68m
10:15AM0.69m
10:47PM0.62m
11:03AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
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7:32
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Temp °C
12
12
16
18
20
19
16
14
13
13
15
16
15
14
13
13
14
14
20
25
26
21
16
Feels °C
9
9
14
14
18
19
15
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
10
11
11
17
21
21
16
12
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