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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 15 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
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 4PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (15 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (15 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
9
0.8
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
0.7
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
365
357
353
845
697
668
604
331
317
249
237
210
687
652
632
546
543
111
171
195
176
116
102
56
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:17PM1.97m
4:39AM1.99m
5:07PM2.04m
5:30AM2.01m
6:00PM2.08m
Low Tide
10:08AM0.43m
10:28PM0.48m
10:57AM0.37m
11:19PM0.45m
11:48AM0.33m
00:13AM0.45m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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7:01
7:03
7:03
7:05
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5:05
5:04
5:02
5:01
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
9
9
9
10
9
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
11
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
Energy kJ
199
184
184
845
697
668
604
331
317
249
237
50
53
51
55
65
65
111
92
92
80
82
72
53
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.4
E
10
0.7
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
66
325
353
31
33
37
37
27
26
36
36
210
164
161
156
119
117
31
105
66
64
60
57
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.2
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.1
S
22
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
Energy kJ
17
30
30
37
37
26
121
35
35
33
33
32
32
10
18
17
17
99
102
49
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1
SE
6
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
365
357
38
45
33
45
79
687
652
632
546
543
71
171
195
176
116
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
13
46
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
50
116
46
47
47
13
39
65
116
116
65
39
13
13
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
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