Wainui Beach - Whales Surf Forecast

/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (440 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (38.67° S 178.10° E)

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Wainui Beach - Whales Surf Forecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 11 May 2021 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 17.0 °C (Statistics for 11 May 1981-2005 - mean: 17.0 max: 18.3 min: 15.4 °C)

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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 17.0 °C (Statistics for 11 May 1981-2005 - mean: 17.0 max: 18.3 min: 15.4 °C)

Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia

Wind Update Offshore wind has become cross-off at Wainui Beach - Whales (light winds from the NNE at Gisborne Airport 11 km from Wainui Beach - Whales).
1 hour 0 minutes ago Wainui Beach - Whales
Wind Update Cross-off winds at Wainui Beach - Stockroute are now cross-shore so expect speed-bumps in the surf (light winds from the NNE at Gisborne Airport 9 km from Wainui Beach - Stockroute).
1 hour 0 minutes ago Wainui Beach - Stockroute

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

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Whales at 9AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 May)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s
Afternoon (11 May)	0.5ft (0.1m)	15s
Evening (11 May)	0.5ft (0.1m)	13s

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

Hourly 12 days Gisborne and Mahia Surf

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Tuesday 11							Wednesday 12								Thursday 13								Friday 14								Saturday 15								Sunday 16								Monday 17								Tuesday 18
3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM


SE	SSE	SSE	S	SE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
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NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	SSW	SW	SW	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	NNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	W	NNW	NNW	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	SW	ENE	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NW
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	5:41AM 1.86					6:01PM 1.87				6:15AM 1.83				6:38PM 1.85				6:49AM 1.81				7:16PM 1.84				7:27AM 1.78				7:56PM 1.83				8:11AM 1.75				8:39PM 1.81				9:00AM 1.72					9:25PM 1.80				9:51AM 1.71				10:13PM 1.79				10:39AM 1.70
			11:50AM 0.54					12:07AM 0.63				12:27PM 0.53				12:44AM 0.64				1:03PM 0.53				1:25AM 0.65				1:42PM 0.55				2:10AM 0.66				2:25PM 0.59				2:57AM 0.67					3:12PM 0.64				3:45AM 0.69				4:03PM 0.67				4:35AM 0.70
Note: the tide data above is for Gisborne, New Zealand which is 7 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Wainui Beach - Whales.New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph Offshore winds at Wainui Beach - Whales blow from the NNW

Tuesday 11							Wednesday 12								Thursday 13								Friday 14								Saturday 15								Sunday 16								Monday 17								Tuesday 18
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