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Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Photo: 'Pines - small summer swell perfection' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Issued: 11 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is

14.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	S	SSE	E	NE
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Pines around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	S	SSE	E	NE
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Pines around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	S	SSE	E	N
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	9 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Pines around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	S	SSE	SSE	E
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Pines around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW		SSE	E
	8 s	cross- on		8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Pines around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	W		SSE	E
	8 s	glass		8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Pines around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NW		SSE	E
	8 s	glass		8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Pines around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NNW		SSE	E
	8 s	cross- off		8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Pines around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NNW	NNW	SE	E
	8 s	off	2 s	7 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Pines around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NW	N	SE	E
	8 s	glass	2 s	7 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Pines around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	ENE	NNE	SE	E
	7 s	glass	3 s	7 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Pines around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	SSE		SE	E
	7 s	on		7 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Pines around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	S	SSE	E	S
	7 s	cross- on	6 s	9 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Pines around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW	S	E	ESE
	4 s	cross- on	4 s	9 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Pines around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	S	S	E	S
	5 s	cross- on	5 s	9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Pines around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	S	S	E	NE
	6 s	cross- on	6 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Pines around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW	S	ENE	E
	6 s	cross	6 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Pines around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 54 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.7m (5.5 ft). Range 1.85m (6.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Photo: 'Pines - small summer swell perfection' by Rob Davies

It was just a local 1m 8 second period SE swell, but as soon as the wind turned offshore there were small tubes.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 10:43 am 12 Jan 2011