Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Pines WaveFinder

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
13.7° C
1.0° 

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


Wainui Beach - Pines surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period, SE swell with cross-shore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, SSE swell with 2,595 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wainui Beach - Pines this week:

The surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 13s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Wainui Beach - Pines in the next 16 days are 3.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 12PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 6PM (Wed 8th Jul)5ft (1.5m) 10s
Best Surf12AM (Sat 11th Jul)8ft (2.5m) 10s
Most Powerful 3PM (Fri 10th Jul)11ft (3.5m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wainui Beach - Pines over the next 16 days.


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