Wainui Beach - Pines Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Pines WaveFinder

Issued: 6 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Pines sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.6° 

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 7 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 10 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 7 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, E swell with 377 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 10 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE 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 Saturday (Oct 10) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Wainui Beach - Pines in the next 16 days are 1.4m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7AM (Sat 10th Oct)1.5ft (0.4m) 14s
Best Surf 7AM (Sat 10th Oct)1.5ft (0.4m) 14s
Most Powerful10PM (Wed 7th Oct)4.5ft (1.4m) 10s

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


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