Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.0° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 2PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (13 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
4
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
15
1.8
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
15
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.3
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1951
1531
1167
996
1423
1294
339
650
830
867
751
669
596
578
466
353
341
256
242
185
171
139
108
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
W
10
W
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:17AM1.99m
7:34PM2.05m
8:00AM2.01m
8:14PM2.02m
8:43AM2.00m
8:56PM1.97m
Low Tide
1:10AM0.44m
1:23PM0.42m
1:52AM0.42m
2:08PM0.44m
2:32AM0.43m
2:52PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
11
15
14
12
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
12
14
15
14
11
Feels °C
4
4
8
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
10
9
10
9
8
6
10
10
11
10
8
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