
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Pines today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 10PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2408 | 3830 | 4609 | 4668 | 5787 | 3628 | 6678 | 5469 | 4443 | 3945 | 3299 | 2934 | 3355 | 2773 | 2223 | 1371 | 762 | 608 | 477 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:23PM1.98m | 10:42AM1.92m | 11:05PM1.95m | 11:28AM1.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.52m | 4:41AM0.50m | 4:47PM0.51m | 5:24AM0.47m | 5:31PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | -2 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
1396 | 2356 | 2496 | 2626 | 2899 | — | 3146 | 2781 | 2279 | 2033 | 1744 | 1485 | 1215 | 1100 | 876 | 757 | 677 | 368 | 477 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 10 | S 11 | SSE 6 | SE 13 |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 58 | 480 | 284 | 75 | 88 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | E 17 | SE 14 | E 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 50 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — |
2408 | 3830 | 4609 | 4668 | 5787 | 3628 | 6678 | 5469 | 4443 | 3945 | 3299 | 2934 | 3355 | 2773 | 2223 | 1371 | 762 | 608 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 296 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 142 | 136 | 136 | 119 | 118 | 50 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 46 | 1 | 0 |
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