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Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Wainui Beach - Pines surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.0°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: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NE 6 | SSE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | |
125 | 118 | 111 | 235 | 206 | 186 | 123 | 118 | 115 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 35 | 114 | 36 | 42 | 42 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 202 | 240 | 255 | 285 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:50AM1.71m | 9:20PM1.77m | 9:41AM1.70m | 10:09PM1.76m | 10:32AM1.69m | 10:59PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM0.68m | 3:02PM0.67m | 3:42AM0.70m | 3:53PM0.72m | 4:31AM0.72m | 4:46PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:09 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 125 | 118 | 111 | 235 | 206 | 186 | 123 | 118 | 115 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 20 | 33 | 30 | 42 | 42 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 66 | 86 | 89 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 26 | 27 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 66 | 63 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 18 | S 6 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | S 20 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 63 | 1 | 98 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 45 | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | — | 8 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 3 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 21 | 13 | 21 | 45 | — | — | — | — | 65 | 47 | 92 | 114 | 147 | 61 | 56 | 1 | — | — | 202 | 240 | 255 | 285 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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