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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 pm Friday 27 Mar 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
18.9° 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 1AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
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 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 574 | 535 | 432 | 298 | 266 | 283 | 441 | 374 | 302 | 302 | 263 | 609 | 609 | 609 | 599 | 514 | 505 | 429 | 408 | 337 | 331 | 259 | 210 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:34PM 1.80 | 2:10AM 1.88 | 2:38PM 1.75 | 3:15AM 1.84 | 3:59PM 1.74 | 4:31AM 1.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:54PM 0.59 | 8:32AM 0.69 | 8:56PM 0.63 | 9:41AM 0.69 | 10:08PM 0.63 | 10:50AM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 21 |
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