
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Pines today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines at 7PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 7 | S 8 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
127 | 47 | 30 | 161 | 43 | 144 | 199 | 153 | 212 | 152 | 483 | 548 | 682 | 655 | 861 | 865 | 809 | 724 | 691 | 621 | 320 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:07PM1.72m | 2:43AM1.66m | 3:11PM1.74m | 3:49AM1.71m | 4:18PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM0.83m | 8:41PM0.79m | 8:59AM0.81m | 9:39PM0.76m | 9:59AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
51 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 87 | 93 | 153 | 119 | 54 | 237 | 302 | 363 | 390 | 445 | 445 | 426 | 416 | 387 | 372 | 320 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 11 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 15 | S 15 |
127 | 47 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 28 | 27 | 58 | 54 | 12 | 92 | 132 | 124 | 115 | 74 | 51 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 13 | — | E 18 | ESE 15 |
10 | 16 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 60 | 13 | 13 | — | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | — |
— | — | — | 161 | 43 | 144 | 199 | — | 212 | 152 | 483 | 548 | 682 | 655 | 861 | 865 | 809 | 724 | 691 | 621 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 47 | 3 | 39 | 83 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 142 | 370 | 298 | 115 | 118 | 39 | 39 | 122 | 122 | 47 | 13 | 0 |
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