Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.3° 

Wainui Beach - Pines surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Pines today (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 10AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (05 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
1.3
NE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.8
NE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
SE
10
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.8
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
120
110
57
54
89
27
28
23
23
22
59
26
26
30
23
23
73
94
42
105
30
59
42
30
29
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
NE
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:12AM1.84m
3:35PM1.94m
4:15AM1.87m
4:31PM1.93m
5:06AM1.89m
5:21PM1.92m
5:50AM1.90m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.63m
9:54PM0.58m
10:18AM0.60m
10:45PM0.53m
11:10AM0.57m
11:32PM0.50m
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
19
19
20
20
19
17
17
18
20
24
26
23
19
18
18
17
17
19
18
20
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
12
13
18
18
18
19
18
16
16
17
19
23
24
21
18
18
18
18
19
20
18
19
17
16
15
14
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