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| 3 hours earlier |
Peak Waves | Wind | Wind Waves | Swell 1 | Swell 2 | 3 hours later |
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SSE |
S |
SSE |
E |
NE |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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SSE |
S |
SSE |
E |
NE |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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SSE |
S |
SSE |
E |
N |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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SE |
S |
SSE |
SSE |
E |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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SSE |
SSW |
SSE |
E |
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| 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 58 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.6m (5.3 ft). Range 1.85m (6.1 ft). Toggle tide graph
Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Photo: 'Pines - small summer swell' by Rob Davies
A SE breeze over the previous day or so built up a small short period local swell that cleaned up nicely at Wainui once the wind swung NW. Remarkably good considering it was not even a proper groundswell.

