Wainui Beach - Whales surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 26 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
20.4° 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 11PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)--
Afternoon (26 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)99101099889896666666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)97593328683324223028329110911715016410685757869674949
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
20
N
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
5
N
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44PM
1.84
2:19AM
1.87
2:41PM
1.77
3:18AM
1.82
3:50PM
1.72
4:30AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
0.50
8:35AM
0.65
9:04PM
0.55
9:40AM
0.68
10:09PM
0.58
10:55AM
0.68
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise-----6:47-------6:48-------6:50--
Sunset-7:52-------7:52-------7:50------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1-112211---------
Temp. °C222219181818191819181716161717171717161514131618
Feels °C (?)182016161718171516151413131414141415151413121516
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