Wainui Beach - Pines surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 NZST
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Wainui Beach - Pines surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Pines today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
37
24
24
24
23
94
137
125
120
111
235
206
186
123
118
115
66
66
63
89
111
36
37
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:02AM1.74m
8:36PM1.79m
8:50AM1.71m
9:20PM1.77m
9:41AM1.70m
10:09PM1.76m
Low Tide
2:07AM0.65m
2:16PM0.60m
2:54AM0.68m
3:02PM0.67m
3:42AM0.70m
3:53PM0.72m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:14
5:13
5:12
5:10
Temp °C
12
12
13
16
19
17
16
16
16
15
16
19
21
19
17
16
15
15
16
19
20
18
16
14
9
9
11
14
17
15
14
13
13
13
14
18
19
17
15
14
13
13
14
17
18
17
15
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
38
37
24
24
24
23
94
137
125
120
111
235
206
186
123
118
115
19
19
18
20
41
29
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
E
9
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
35
33
22
22
21
21
24
25
13
27
43
45
47
10
17
10
11
66
66
63
15
35
36
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.4
NE
4
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
S
18
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
SSE
14
Energy kJ
5
4
17
17
17
2
3
4
4
4
63
10
98
30
30
30
17
29
28
15
35
16
15
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
16
9
4
3
8
11
25
22
18
14
15
21
43
58
89
111
147
72
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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