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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 Saturday 28 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
18.8° 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 3AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
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) (?) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 353 | 302 | 263 | 609 | 609 | 609 | 599 | 514 | 505 | 497 | 408 | 337 | 331 | 275 | 254 | 210 | 167 | 130 | 128 | 108 | 144 | 205 | 135 | 129 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | on | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:38PM 1.75 | 3:15AM 1.84 | 3:59PM 1.74 | 4:31AM 1.85 | 5:13PM 1.79 | 5:37AM 1.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:56PM 0.63 | 9:41AM 0.69 | 10:08PM 0.63 | 10:50AM 0.65 | 11:17PM 0.59 | 11:49AM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
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