
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Pines today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 8AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
172 | 133 | 127 | 98 | 105 | 56 | 56 | 85 | 219 | 265 | 233 | 222 | 174 | 126 | 78 | 166 | 180 | 125 | 121 | 345 | 358 | 179 | 167 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:09AM1.91m | 10:25PM1.84m | 10:53AM1.85m | 11:10PM1.78m | 11:39AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM0.53m | 4:21PM0.61m | 4:43AM0.61m | 5:07PM0.67m | 5:30AM0.69m | 5:56PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
172 | 133 | 127 | 98 | 105 | 56 | 56 | 85 | 219 | 265 | 233 | 222 | 174 | 126 | 35 | 166 | 180 | 125 | 121 | 176 | 178 | 146 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | S 14 | S 15 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 53 | 30 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 33 | 61 | 78 | 37 | 45 | 27 | 27 | 111 | 107 | 179 | 167 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 6 | S 13 | NE 6 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 65 | 52 | 50 | 46 | 79 | 131 | 196 | 107 | 107 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | NW 2 | N 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 116 | 198 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 116 | 345 | 358 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 13 | 46 |
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