Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
12.9° C
1.2° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 9PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)--
Afternoon (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (14 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
0
0
0
!
!
1
!
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.3
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.7
E
8
3
ENE
8
2.4
E
9
1.7
E
9
3
ENE
9
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
9
1.8
S
8
2.3
S
9
2.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
211
319
1072
879
421
1181
454
412
358
358
316
299
234
205
215
378
866
1021
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
35
SW
40
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:19PM2.07m
7:42AM1.98m
8:05PM2.10m
8:30AM2.01m
8:51PM2.10m
Low Tide
12:58PM0.43m
1:39AM0.49m
1:48PM0.42m
2:26AM0.46m
2:37PM0.43m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
6
4
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
5
7
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
8
10
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
11
13
11
12
14
12
12
11
10
5
4
1
-1
-1
2
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