Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Wainui Beach - Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Issued: 11 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
13.9° C

1.2°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 4AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (26 Jun)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (26 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
!
4
3
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
10
2
SSW
8
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.5
E
10
1.8
SSW
11
3
ENE
10
2.5
E
10
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
347
534
488
528
432
705
1608
1381
953
846
846
763
769
754
707
907
916
810
803
794
810
810
848
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
35
S
35
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
10
NE
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:37AM1.85m
3:11PM1.82m
3:22AM1.78m
3:55PM1.77m
4:08AM1.72m
4:43PM1.73m
Low Tide
8:34PM0.70m
8:54AM0.60m
9:20PM0.73m
9:37AM0.63m
10:07PM0.76m
10:23AM0.65m
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:54
 mm
1
1
3
3
2
9
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
14
13
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
6
9
7
6
9
9
12
11
12
10
9
10
11
12
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
Energy kJ
251
347
404
307
369
432
569
745
867
953
846
846
763
769
754
707
907
916
810
803
794
810
810
848
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
11
0.9
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
Energy kJ
23
178
327
302
478
370
260
225
221
210
139
98
69
260
454
433
394
362
362
486
446
322
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
S
20
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
17
32
110
47
26
16
15
23
69
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
6
1.6
S
8
2
SSW
8
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1
S
6
1.8
SSW
11
3
ENE
10
2.5
E
10
1.1
SSW
10
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
9
1.4
SSE
6
0.9
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
1.7
S
7
Energy kJ
132
292
534
488
528
71
705
1608
1381
265
51
235
113
160
127
26
87
87
83
255
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
1
3
1
3
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
1
4
4
1
3
1
3
Distance (km)
65
116
96
65
96
48
32
3
1
0
13
13
13
13
39
39
65
113
50
65
113
116
113
116
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
7
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
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