Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.9° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 1AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
1
S
6
0.4
SSE
19
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.4
SSE
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
136
113
98
82
79
56
56
44
44
36
48
43
38
72
119
169
162
103
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:11PM1.86m
4:48AM1.81m
5:18PM1.94m
5:44AM1.88m
6:09PM2.01m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.62m
10:55AM0.51m
11:34PM0.55m
11:50AM0.46m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
9
9
9
9
13
16
16
14
12
10
10
9
10
11
12
11
9
Feels °C
8
9
6
5
5
5
9
11
13
11
9
7
7
5
4
8
9
9
7
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