Wainui Bay Chalet Surf Forecast

/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (38.67° S 178.09° E)

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Wainui Bay Chalet surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 14 Nov 2025 NZDT

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

Today's Wainui Bay Chalet sea temperature is 17.8° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wainui Bay Chalet this week:

The surf forecast for Wainui Bay Chalet over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 14) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Wainui Bay Chalet in the next 12 days are 3.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 19) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 2s period and expected on Saturday (Nov 15) at 7AM.

Wave Type	Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	7PM (Fri 14th Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m) 9s
Best Surf	4AM (Wed 19th Nov)	8ft (2.5m) 8s
Most Powerful	4PM (Wed 19th Nov)	11ft (3.5m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wainui Bay Chalet over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed night).
	Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	0	0	2	2	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	0	!	!	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	ENE	E	ENE	NE	NE	E	E	NE	ENE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	8	10	10	10	10	9	9
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	142	171	229	400	345	200	192	230	188	223	487	257	472	266	670	1782	2210	319	226	513	106
Wind (km/h)	S	ENE	WNW	NW	N	SSE	ESE	E	N	NE	NE	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNE	NNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		2:17PM 1.95	2:55AM 1.84		3:14PM 1.93	3:54AM 1.86		4:06PM 1.91		4:42AM 1.86	4:53PM 1.88		5:23AM 1.86	5:33PM 1.85		6:01AM 1.84	6:10PM 1.81		6:39AM 1.82	6:46PM 1.77
Low Tide / height (m)			8:39PM 0.67	8:59AM 0.70		9:32PM 0.65	9:56AM 0.69		10:20PM 0.62	10:45AM 0.67		11:03PM 0.59	11:27AM 0.66		11:44PM 0.57	12:06PM 0.66		12:22AM 0.57	12:44PM 0.67		1:01AM 0.57

	Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20
Sunrise	5:47	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:41	-	-
Sunset	-	7:57	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:59	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:01	-	-	8:02	-

Rain (mm)	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	1
Temp. °C	17	16	14	19	20	15	15	16	14	17	18	16	21	21	18	21	21	20	22	26	21
Feels °C (?)	15	15	13	15	17	13	12	12	11	13	13	13	17	16	16	21	22	21	22	23	21

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The above surf forecast table for Wainui Bay Chalet provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Wainui Bay Chalet can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Wainui Bay Chalet surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Wainui Bay Chalet) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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