Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.6° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 5AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (12 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
7
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
63
49
55
59
81
57
61
82
82
77
50
50
49
48
46
107
176
213
188
679
763
736
697
542
347
249
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
NW
10
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
8:39AM1.82m
8:46PM1.73m
9:22AM1.79m
9:35PM1.71m
10:07AM1.77m
10:26PM1.70m
Low Tide
2:17AM0.53m
2:53PM0.66m
3:00AM0.60m
3:41PM0.69m
3:47AM0.66m
4:29PM0.71m
4:38AM0.73m
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
15
20
23
22
23
18
16
14
14
17
17
17
17
15
15
13
13
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
14
Feels °C
14
14
14
18
22
21
21
14
13
11
11
15
15
14
16
14
13
12
12
15
12
14
15
14
12
8
10
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