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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 Thursday 09 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 8AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Whales. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 575 | 293 | 287 | 615 | 644 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 271 | 266 | 266 | 314 | 320 | 325 | 331 | 392 | 402 | 586 | 545 | 2135 | 2621 | 2767 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:55AM 1.71 | 11:22PM 1.76 | 11:44AM 1.68 | 12:11AM 1.75 | 12:33PM 1.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:53AM 0.69 | 5:12PM 0.74 | 5:44AM 0.72 | 6:02PM 0.78 | 6:37AM 0.74 | 6:52PM 0.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
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