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Wainui Beach - Schools

Wainui Beach - Schools Surf Photo: 'Easterly swell at Wainui' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Schools sea temperature is

13.9° C

1.1°C colder than average for this time of year

Wainui Beach - Schools 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
	ENE	N		ENE	SE
	10 s	glass		10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 March at 6 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	N		ENE	SE
	10 s	glass		10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 March at 9 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE		ENE	SSW
	10 s	cross		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 March at 12 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE	ENE	SSW	SE
	10 s	cross	10 s	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 March at 3 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE	ENE	S	SSW
	10 s	cross	10 s	16 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 March at 6 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE	NNE	ENE	S
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 March at 9 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	N	NNE	ENE	S
	11 s	cross- off	5 s	11 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 March at 12 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNW	NNE	ENE	S
	11 s	cross- off	5 s	11 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 March at 3 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	N	N	ENE	S
	11 s	cross- off	5 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 March at 6 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	N		ENE	S
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 March at 9 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE		ENE	S
	10 s	cross		10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 March at 12 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE	NNE	ENE	SSW
	10 s	cross	4 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 March at 3 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE		ENE	SSW
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 March at 6 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	N		ENE	SSW
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 March at 9 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	W		ENE	SSW
	10 s	glass		10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 March at 12 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	W		ENE	SSW
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 March at 3 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SW		ENE	SSW
	10 s	cross		10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 March at 6 am

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

Image captured 2 hours and 16 minutes after low water (rising spring tide). Tide height was 1.0m (3.4 ft). Range 2.00m (6.6 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Wainui Beach - Schools Surf Photo: 'Easterly swell at Wainui' by Rob Davies

Nice clean head-high-ish conditions with the biggest sets a foot bigger than this one. Just a modest short period easterly swell from a low east of East Cape. Stayed this way until the wind got on it at 1pm. Also good at Whales.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 7:41 am 26 Mar 2015