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Wainui Beach - Schools

Lat Long: 38.68° S 178.08° E

Wainui Beach - Schools Surf Photo: 'Wainui Magic' by Rob Davies

Issued: 6 pm 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Schools sea temperature is

16.4°C

0.6°

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
	ESE	WNW	W	S	E
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 June 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
	ESE	WSW		E	SSW
	14 s	cross- off		15 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 June 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
	ESE	SW	SSW	E	SSW
	14 s	cross	13 s	14 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 June 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
	E	SSW	SSW	E	NNE
	14 s	cross- on	13 s	14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 June 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
	E	SSW	SSW	E	NNE
	14 s	cross- on	12 s	14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 June 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
	E	SSW	S	E	NNE
	14 s	cross- on	12 s	14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 June 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
	E	WSW	S	E	S
	14 s	cross- off	6 s	14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 June 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
	ESE	WSW		S	E
	14 s	cross- off		15 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 June 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
	ESE	W		S	E
	13 s	glass		15 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 June 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
	SE	E		S	E
	13 s	glass		15 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 June 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
	SSE	NE		S	E
	13 s	glass		15 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 June 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
	SE	NNE		S	E
	13 s	cross- off		14 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 June 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
	SE	NNE		S	E
	13 s	cross- off		14 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 June 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
	SE	N	NNE	S	E
	13 s	cross- off	3 s	14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 June 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
	SE	N	N	S	E
	12 s	cross- off	3 s	14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 June 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
	SE	NNW	NNW	S	E
	12 s	glass	3 s	14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 June 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
	SE	WNW	NNW	S	E
	12 s	glass	3 s	13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 June at 9 am

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

Image captured 15 minutes before high water (at high ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.9m (6.1 ft). Range 1.98m (6.5 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Wainui Beach - Schools Surf Photo: 'Wainui Magic' by Rob Davies

Well overhead set waves.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2476 photos)

Photo taken at: 8:56 am 10 Jun 2020