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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 pm Sunday 03 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
16.2° 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 10PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | |
69 | 115 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 45 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 95 | 140 | 125 | 120 | 111 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:15PM1.85m | 7:19AM1.78m | 7:54PM1.82m | 8:02AM1.74m | 8:36PM1.79m | 8:50AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM0.50m | 1:23AM0.62m | 1:34PM0.54m | 2:07AM0.65m | 2:16PM0.60m | 2:54AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 |
11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 17 | E 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
 kJ | 69 | 115 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 95 | 40 | 125 | 120 | 111 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | E 9 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 24 | 140 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 62 | 100 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 37 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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