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Wainui Beach - Whales Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Wainui Beach - Whales surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 02 Apr 2026 NZDTForecast 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
19.3° 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 11AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Whales. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 484 | 476 | 447 | 383 | 383 | 371 | 365 | 304 | 368 | 481 | 798 | 730 | 631 | 384 | 299 | 281 | 187 | 147 | 125 | 91 | 84 | 270 | 47 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:07AM 1.96 | 7:31PM 1.93 | 7:44AM 1.96 | 8:10PM 1.94 | 8:20AM 1.93 | 8:49PM 1.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:21PM 0.48 | 1:35AM 0.48 | 1:59PM 0.46 | 2:15AM 0.49 | 2:36PM 0.45 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sun 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:57 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
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