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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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 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 4AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (30 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
19
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
0.6
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
35
23
42
69
134
198
324
311
163
621
612
491
361
273
207
173
119
117
160
113
59
256
253
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
30
SW
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:51AM1.92m
5:18PM1.90m
5:30AM1.90m
5:57PM1.89m
6:06AM1.86m
Low Tide
10:40PM0.58m
11:01AM0.52m
11:22PM0.56m
11:41AM0.49m
00:01AM0.56m
12:20PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
6:48
6:50
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5:20
5:19
5:17
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
15
17
15
12
12
13
13
9
9
9
10
9
9
10
11
11
12
11
11
10
8
8
8
8
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
Energy kJ
17
16
15
42
69
63
59
198
180
101
621
612
491
361
56
56
47
47
37
32
31
17
256
253
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
NE
8
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
8
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
Energy kJ
5
2
23
11
5
4
2
58
68
61
85
74
78
66
273
207
173
119
117
160
113
41
17
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.2
SSE
19
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.6
SSE
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
Energy kJ
7
35
2
4
4
2
4
2
2
163
1
1
3
1
6
1
1
25
25
104
37
59
17
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
0.5
NE
7
0.7
NE
4
Energy kJ
7
134
198
324
311
24
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
16
0
0
0
50
97
116
116
116
46
47
47
47
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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