Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
12.9° C
1.3° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 1AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
!
0
0
1
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
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
1.3
SSW
8
2
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
9
1.5
S
8
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
132
245
192
126
92
89
82
79
61
60
56
93
191
603
724
331
242
217
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SE
5
NE
5
NW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
glassy
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:58PM1.86m
2:20AM1.79m
2:55PM1.84m
3:29AM1.77m
4:07PM1.85m
Low Tide
8:12PM0.60m
8:44AM0.49m
9:16PM0.63m
9:49AM0.51m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
12
10
10
14
15
13
11
11
9
9
10
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
9
7
7
12
12
11
9
8
6
6
6
8
9
8
8
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