Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
13.3°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 2AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
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0
0
!
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0
!
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
6
1.8
SE
8
2.2
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
3
SSW
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
1.3
ESE
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
96
57
28
26
20
12
59
418
699
803
1302
1208
1014
219
693
504
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
SW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
35
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:09AM1.78m
1:45PM1.84m
2:13AM1.74m
2:51PM1.83m
Low Tide
7:03PM0.63m
7:32AM0.54m
8:06PM0.66m
8:34AM0.56m
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cloud
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
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5:50
5:51
 mm
1
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
17
13
11
11
11
11
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
10
11
13
14
13
11
8
8
7
4
0
-1
2
2
4
5
6
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