- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Wainui Beach - Pines surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 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 slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Pines today?
The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 6PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | |
19 | 27 | 150 | 200 | 226 | 293 | 309 | 354 | 373 | 102 | 281 | 390 | 372 | 437 | 356 | 339 | 304 | 294 | 236 | 224 | 320 | 474 | 443 | 361 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:32AM1.69m | 10:59PM1.76m | 11:20AM1.70m | 11:50PM1.78m | 12:09PM1.70m | 00:39AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM0.76m | 5:23AM0.72m | 5:36PM0.76m | 6:14AM0.72m | 6:23PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 |
 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
 kJ | 15 | 27 | 36 | 70 | 57 | 78 | 83 | 87 | 94 | 101 | 281 | 390 | 372 | 437 | 356 | 339 | 304 | 294 | 236 | 224 | 209 | 474 | 443 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 14 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 62 | 102 | 43 | 14 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 87 | 320 | 198 | 151 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | SSE 14 | — | ENE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSE 12 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | — | 20 | — | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 150 | 200 | 226 | 293 | 309 | 354 | 373 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 5 | 170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 97 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Wainui Beach - Pines surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest