Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.1° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 2AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (24 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
81
78
115
113
133
186
220
204
265
209
184
166
103
94
88
64
61
76
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
E
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
5
WNW
15
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:28PM1.86m
4:54AM1.83m
5:16PM1.91m
5:38AM1.90m
6:00PM1.96m
Low Tide
10:47PM0.62m
11:03AM0.62m
11:32PM0.55m
11:47AM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
15
19
26
27
21
15
13
13
12
17
19
17
16
15
Feels °C
14
13
12
11
11
12
15
22
23
16
11
9
10
8
16
15
15
15
13
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