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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 5 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
18.8° 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 9AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Whales. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 864 | 844 | 850 | 778 | 723 | 659 | 583 | 366 | 618 | 274 | 280 | 280 | 587 | 612 | 271 | 266 | 223 | 228 | 223 | 223 | 266 | 260 | 312 | 318 |
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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | glass | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:07AM 1.74 | 10:34PM 1.78 | 10:55AM 1.71 | 11:22PM 1.76 | 11:44AM 1.68 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:05AM 0.65 | 4:22PM 0.68 | 4:53AM 0.69 | 5:12PM 0.74 | 5:44AM 0.72 | 6:02PM 0.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
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