Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.7° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 7PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (11 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
587
563
431
606
373
373
300
276
237
207
174
182
200
200
161
145
113
94
70
58
57
58
61
54
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:19PM1.90m
2:38AM1.86m
3:12PM1.90m
3:39AM1.84m
4:14PM1.90m
4:47AM1.84m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.42m
8:29PM0.54m
9:01AM0.42m
9:28PM0.56m
10:01AM0.43m
10:33PM0.58m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
7:22
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5:01
5:01
5:02
5:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
11
10
9
9
8
8
9
11
10
10
8
7
7
8
12
14
12
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
7
9
8
8
5
3
3
4
8
10
9
8
8
10
10
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