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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 15 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
18.5° 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 12PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
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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| 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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 187 | 141 | 139 | 103 | 99 | 66 | 63 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 60 | 97 | 135 | 67 | 113 | 113 | 153 | 721 | 633 | 380 | 217 | 128 |
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 | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:48AM 1.88 | 4:13PM 1.85 | 4:38AM 1.95 | 5:00PM 1.94 | 5:22AM 2.01 | 5:46PM 2.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:06AM 0.61 | 10:22PM 0.58 | 10:54AM 0.52 | 11:08PM 0.51 | 11:39AM 0.43 | 11:54PM 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
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