Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
13.7°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 (25 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 10PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)--
Afternoon (25 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
110
201
198
101
135
133
129
138
136
187
180
180
202
171
195
239
261
219
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
35
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:08PM1.88m
5:25AM1.86m
5:49PM1.95m
6:06AM1.93m
6:27PM2.00m
Low Tide
11:20PM0.64m
11:32AM0.60m
00:03AM0.56m
12:12PM0.53m
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clear
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cloud
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Temp °C
12
11
10
9
9
9
12
13
13
12
10
10
12
13
17
16
17
12
11
Feels °C
8
8
7
6
5
5
9
8
9
8
7
6
8
9
13
11
13
6
4
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