Surf Forecast Surf Report
Wainui Beach - Whales surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 25 May 2025 NZST
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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
16.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Whales at 3AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (26 May)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (26 May)1ft (0.3m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
1.4
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.9
NE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
1
S
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
S
1.5
SSE
1.8
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)1716916161615151515777778888101010101010910101011111212121212121212121111111010101010101315161515151616161617
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)55482448486345434221202020202025361941545541661157378919931227419520221022823222823218618618617413214819815312119082881188239910522111237919071453115110681239144717352064
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
WSW
35
SW
20
SW
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
W
10
W
15
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:18AM
2.01
4:48PM
2.03
5:12AM
2.01
5:43PM
2.05
6:05AM
1.99
6:39PM
2.05
7:01AM
1.95
7:35PM
2.05
7:59AM
1.91
8:32PM
2.03
8:58AM
1.88
9:30PM
2.01
9:56AM
1.87
10:29PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:05PM
0.43
10:36AM
0.31
11:00PM
0.42
11:29AM
0.30
11:56PM
0.43
12:22PM
0.33
12:56AM
0.47
1:16PM
0.38
1:58AM
0.52
2:11PM
0.46
2:57AM
0.58
3:09PM
0.54
3:54AM
0.63
4:09PM
0.61
4:51AM
0.67
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise----7:11-------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-------7:15-------
Sunset------4:57-------4:55-------4:55-------4:54-------4:54-------4:54-------4:53-----
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Rain (mm)
-------------1-----------143-----111------------------------
Temp. °C141413131619191717161515151415151413121314181918181615141517171615141413131517161414161414161614111111121317171612111110
Feels °C (?)121210101416171515141313141314141311101113161615141314101215151413131369131211781178111210766891214137787
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