Wainui Beach - Whales Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.10° E

Wainui Beach - Whales 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Whales sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.3° 

Wainui Beach - Whales surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Whales today (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Whales at 3AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (13 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (13 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
4
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
20
19
17
16
16
16
20
20
20
17
3
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNE
20
N
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:28AM1.95m
8:36PM1.90m
9:08AM1.92m
9:17PM1.84m
9:50AM1.88m
Low Tide
2:14AM0.42m
2:36PM0.50m
2:52AM0.45m
3:20PM0.55m
3:32AM0.51m
4:05PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
light rain
part cloud
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Temp °C
13
13
15
20
23
25
20
18
18
17
17
21
24
24
20
17
16
15
17
19
22
18
14
13
Feels °C
11
11
13
19
20
21
16
15
15
14
13
18
21
20
17
15
14
13
14
15
16
13
12
9
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