Wainui Beach - Whales surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 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
19.0° 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 7PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
!
!
!
!
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1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
1.7
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)1313121212126666777777777778810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)66658757565554546994126353383463476515515465394293213270283394
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:44AM
1.94
12:15AM
1.99
12:38PM
1.87
1:12AM
1.93
1:34PM
1.80
2:10AM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:01PM
0.47
6:29AM
0.58
6:57PM
0.53
7:28AM
0.64
7:54PM
0.59
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--------7:15-------7:16-------
Sunset---7:12-------7:10-------7:08----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1122111111-11-
Temp. °C171818181717171717181717171717171617171717161716
Feels °C (?)151415151414141412141313131313121112131414141615
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