
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Pines today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 1PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
107 | 348 | 384 | 342 | 265 | 181 | 158 | 105 | 90 | 77 | 109 | 46 | 81 | 35 | 90 | 110 | 108 | 106 | 188 | 220 | 201 | 261 | 206 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:10AM1.71m | 3:35PM1.82m | 4:05AM1.76m | 4:28PM1.86m | 4:54AM1.83m | 5:16PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.75m | 10:00PM0.68m | 10:15AM0.69m | 10:47PM0.62m | 11:03AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
107 | 348 | 384 | 342 | 265 | 181 | 158 | 105 | 90 | 77 | 109 | 46 | 81 | 14 | 90 | 110 | 108 | 106 | 83 | 220 | 201 | 261 | 206 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | S 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 3 | NE 6 |
50 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 94 | 188 | 81 | 62 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 8 | SSE 13 | E 10 | SSE 12 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
6 | 23 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 17 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
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