Wainui Beach - Whales surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 08 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wainui Beach - Whales surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wainui Beach - Whales sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Whales today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Whales at 5AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (08 Nov)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (08 Nov)2ft (0.6m)10s

Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Whales. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
1
NE
0.8
NE
0.3
SSE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101099171717161515161588147
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8080797373747676585743425758555345444747123903842
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NE
20
ENE
5
ENE
15
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:53PM
2.07
8:26AM
2.14
8:47PM
2.03
9:21AM
2.12
9:46PM
1.97
10:18AM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:10AM
0.30
2:43PM
0.43
3:03AM
0.36
3:42PM
0.48
3:59AM
0.44
4:41PM
0.55
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Sunrise---5:52-------5:50-------5:50----
Sunset-------7:50-------7:51-------7:52
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------12---------
Temp. °C181715152121222220171718202019221917171722222522
Feels °C (?)181513142018212017161718211919221817171721202320
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