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Wainui Beach - Pines surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Pines today?
The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 8PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 209 | 220 | 106 | 99 | 104 | 96 | 77 | 45 | 47 | 81 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 48 | 214 | 68 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:49PM 1.99 | 2:19AM 1.89 | 2:35PM 1.95 | 3:08AM 1.87 | 3:18PM 1.90 | 3:52AM 1.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:08PM 0.63 | 8:23AM 0.69 | 8:53PM 0.62 | 9:12AM 0.71 | 9:36PM 0.62 | 9:58AM 0.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 21 |
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