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Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Wainui Beach - Pines surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 10PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | |
206 | 198 | 184 | 174 | 184 | 128 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 115 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.88m | 6:41AM1.82m | 7:15PM1.85m | 7:19AM1.78m | 7:54PM1.82m | 8:02AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM0.49m | 00:42AM0.58m | 12:56PM0.50m | 1:23AM0.62m | 1:34PM0.54m | 2:07AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 28 | 198 | 184 | 174 | 184 | 128 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 115 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 206 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 4 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 181 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 4 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 33 | 8 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 18 | 25 | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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