Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Wainui Beach - Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
14.0° C

1.1°C colder than average for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 4AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (24 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (24 Jun)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
14
1.2
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.6
S
9
2
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
3
S
10
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.9
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
452
347
249
195
183
96
173
160
250
277
330
1440
1651
431
375
356
307
421
627
826
1684
743
582
866
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
15
NNE
10
WNW
5
NE
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:09AM2.00m
1:41PM1.90m
1:53AM1.93m
2:27PM1.87m
2:37AM1.85m
3:11PM1.82m
Low Tide
6:56PM0.65m
7:28AM0.58m
7:45PM0.68m
8:12AM0.59m
8:34PM0.70m
8:54AM0.60m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:53
4:53
 mm
2
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
12
3
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
15
13
12
12
13
14
14
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
10
9
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
13
13
15
8
6
6
7
10
9
6
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.4
S
7
1.1
E
9
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
2.1
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
E
10
1.9
E
11
Energy kJ
452
347
249
195
183
96
173
104
102
101
70
389
540
431
375
356
189
189
434
386
838
743
546
866
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
1.3
E
10
0.6
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
Energy kJ
9
17
20
22
34
72
62
65
40
36
34
307
81
362
415
582
431
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
10
1.1
E
12
Energy kJ
1
3
2
336
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
0.8
SSW
4
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
S
9
2
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
3
S
10
Energy kJ
26
43
58
86
103
56
99
160
250
277
330
1440
1651
23
211
421
627
826
1684
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
4
1
4
2
4
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
3
4
Distance (km)
3
4
3
3
3
92
92
382
333
320
296
3
1
2
32
50
96
65
50
96
96
96
46
65
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
5
7
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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