Wainui Beach - Schools surf break

Wainui Beach - Schools surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 NZST
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Wainui Beach - Schools surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wainui Beach - Schools sea temperature is
14.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


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

The surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Schools over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 09) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Wainui Beach - Schools in the next 12 days are 2.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 12) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 7s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 12) at 6AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12AM (Wed 9th Jul)3.5ft (1.1m) 9s
Best Surf12PM (Thu 10th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 12s
Most Powerful 3AM (Sat 12th Jul)6.5ft (2.0m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wainui Beach - Schools over the next 12 days.

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Tue
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sun
20
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
E
1.7
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
SE
1.3
ESE
3
SSE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
2.1
SSE
1.3
SE
Period(s) (?)999101110101211121212121211111212111111101010101010976688888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)358408343614846702826807538940105810187065884284184744663673062421962472081701711391012373442911575709977883450
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
5
S
5
NW
10
ENE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
ENE
10
NW
10
NW
10
SSE
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
ENE
10
N
15
NNE
5
N
20
SSW
25
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
S
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
on
offoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrossoffoffoncross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:43PM
1.73
4:04AM
1.68
4:35PM
1.72
4:59AM
1.67
5:37PM
1.73
5:56AM
1.68
6:37PM
1.77
6:51AM
1.73
7:29PM
1.83
7:42AM
1.78
8:16PM
1.90
8:30AM
1.84
9:01PM
1.96
9:16AM
1.89
9:47PM
2.01
10:01AM
1.93
10:32PM
2.04
10:48AM
1.95
11:17PM
2.05
11:37AM
1.96
12:02AM
2.02
12:27PM
1.95
12:47AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:02PM
0.79
10:22AM
0.71
10:56PM
0.80
11:16AM
0.71
11:57PM
0.80
12:10PM
0.70
12:56AM
0.78
1:02PM
0.67
1:48AM
0.74
1:51PM
0.64
2:35AM
0.69
2:38PM
0.59
3:19AM
0.64
3:24PM
0.55
4:03AM
0.58
4:09PM
0.51
4:49AM
0.52
4:55PM
0.49
5:36AM
0.46
5:42PM
0.49
6:22AM
0.42
6:32PM
0.51
7:10AM
0.40
Tue
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sun
20
Sunrise--7:24--7:24--7:24--7:22--7:22--7:22--7:22--7:22--7:20--7:20--7:20--7:18
Sunset5:00--5:00--5:00--5:01--5:01--5:02--5:04--5:04--5:05--5:06--5:07--5:07--
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Rain (mm)
----------11-------------11---37----
Temp. °C121212121112141114161515171115151214141014161416161314151312131316161215
Feels °C (?)991110910118101210121481313101311710121215141212141179913141111

Short Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

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Information about the Wainui Beach - Schools Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Wainui Beach - Schools provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Wainui Beach - Schools can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Wainui Beach - Schools 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 Beach - Schools) 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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