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Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Wainui Beach - Pines surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 23 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Pines today?
The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 4PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | |
35 | 56 | 55 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 71 | 91 | 219 | 366 | 408 | 376 | 346 | 475 | 673 | 847 | 798 | 742 | 706 | 636 | 472 | 452 | 421 | 336 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:18AM1.90m | 11:53PM2.03m | 12:19PM1.89m | 00:51AM2.00m | 1:23PM1.88m | 1:44AM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM0.61m | 6:14AM0.64m | 6:30PM0.64m | 7:11AM0.63m | 7:28PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 |
 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | 4:57 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 35 | 56 | 55 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 71 | 91 | 219 | 366 | 408 | 376 | 346 | 475 | 673 | 847 | 798 | 742 | 706 | 636 | 472 | 452 | 421 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | E 10 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 45 | 48 | 24 | 47 | 75 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | S 19 | — | — | E 13 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 34 | 32 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 43 | 15 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | — | 7 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 29 | — | 37 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 50 | 46 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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