Wainui Beach - Pines surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 NZST
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Wainui Beach - Pines surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Pines today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 1PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (30 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the N by Fri night).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
7
2
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
42
69
170
204
408
397
163
621
604
580
361
273
207
170
119
81
163
113
60
266
256
179
174
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
30
SW
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:51AM1.92m
5:18PM1.90m
5:30AM1.90m
5:57PM1.89m
6:06AM1.86m
6:36PM1.88m
Low Tide
11:01AM0.52m
11:22PM0.56m
11:41AM0.49m
00:01AM0.56m
12:20PM0.49m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
6:48
6:50
6:50
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5:20
5:19
5:17
5:16
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
12
15
16
14
14
13
13
13
8
8
9
8
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
8
8
9
13
13
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
15
1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
Energy kJ
15
42
69
63
59
209
135
124
621
604
580
80
69
67
56
49
49
44
33
26
266
256
179
174
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
NE
8
0.4
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
11
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
Energy kJ
23
11
5
4
2
58
79
80
100
91
78
361
273
207
170
119
81
163
113
44
24
25
25
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
8
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
2
4
4
2
4
2
68
163
1
3
1
1
6
1
1
25
44
70
37
60
24
17
18
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
7
2
S
7
1.9
S
7
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
7
0.7
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
7
170
204
408
397
1
19
11
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
97
97
116
116
116
65
49
47
47
47
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
4
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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