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Wainui Beach - Pines

Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Photo: 'Pines - long paddle out' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Issued: 11 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is

13.7° C

1.1°C colder than average for this time of year

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
	S	SSW	S	ENE	E
	7 s	cross- on	7 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 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
	S	SSW	S	S	ENE
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	16 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 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
	S	SSW	S	S	S
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	9 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 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
	S	SW		S	S
	15 s	cross		9 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 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	WSW		S	ENE
	14 s	cross- off		14 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 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	WSW		S	ENE
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 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	SW		S	ENE
	13 s	glass		13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 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
	12 s	cross- on		13 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 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
	S	S		S	ENE
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 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
	S	S		S	ENE
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 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
	S	S		S	ENE
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 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
	S	S		S	ENE
	12 s	glass		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 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	NNW		S	ENE
	12 s	glass		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 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	N		S	ENE
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 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	NNW		S	ENE
	11 s	off		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 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	NW	NW	S	ENE
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 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
	S	NNW	NNW	S	ENE
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 12 pm

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

Image captured 2 hours and 20 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.5m (4.8 ft). Range 1.85m (6.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Photo: 'Pines - long paddle out' by Rob Davies

Solid south swell and a light SE onshore makes for a long paddle out at Pines with just one out here but 20 or 30 at Makorori. 2.3m 12s swell forecast on this site looks closer to the mark than 4m forecast in the newspapers - it was solid enough, but no way 4m.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 11:36 am 14 Jan 2011