Wainui Beach - Whales surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 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
18.8° 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 9PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)--
Afternoon (09 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
!
!
0
0
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
3
ENE
3
ENE
2
E
2.2
E
2.5
E
3.5
E
Period(s) (?)91010101010101010101010101010101012121210101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6152662662662662662712712682663202773253313944025986782135245279291912642432
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
SSW
10
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
55
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22PM
1.76
11:44AM
1.68
12:11AM
1.75
12:33PM
1.67
1:02AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:12PM
0.74
5:44AM
0.72
6:02PM
0.78
6:37AM
0.74
6:52PM
0.80
7:31AM
0.75
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise------6:28-------6:30-------6:31-
Sunset5:49-------5:46-------5:45-------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------11--111-12
Temp. °C201918181818181917171716161718181818181919192020
Feels °C (?)191817181818191915151514141617171616151616151512
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