Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Pines today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 10AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2831 | 1998 | 539 | 559 | 505 | 450 | 190 | 160 | 172 | 306 | 211 | 371 | 671 | 525 | 307 | 242 | 294 | 217 | 210 | 158 | 153 | 130 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:32AM1.90m | 11:48PM1.87m | 12:17PM1.84m | 00:30AM1.79m | 1:01PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24AM0.56m | 5:42PM0.65m | 6:09AM0.62m | 6:28PM0.72m | 6:53AM0.69m | 7:17PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 418 | 525 | 460 | 222 | 222 | 190 | 190 | 160 | 172 | 140 | 157 | 371 | 671 | 525 | 307 | 242 | 294 | 217 | 210 | 158 | 153 | 130 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 642 | 356 | 189 | 227 | 177 | 154 | 154 | 127 | 106 | 111 | 80 | 166 | 138 | 133 | 85 | 63 | 59 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 139 | 98 | 55 | 32 | 58 | 153 | 306 | 211 | 72 | — | — | 103 | 97 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2831 | 1998 | 539 | 559 | 505 | 450 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 65 | 39 | 50 | 46 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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