Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Whales today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Whales at 1PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Whales. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 12 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 92 | 89 | 82 | 79 | 61 | 60 | 56 | 93 | 628 | 291 | 283 | 348 | 228 | 242 | 204 | 143 | 105 | 117 | 105 | 55 | 297 | 322 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:20AM1.79m | 2:55PM1.84m | 3:29AM1.77m | 4:07PM1.85m | 4:46AM1.79m | 5:27PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.49m | 9:16PM0.63m | 9:49AM0.51m | 10:31PM0.63m | 11:01AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 126 | 92 | 89 | 82 | 79 | 61 | 60 | 44 | 42 | 90 | 113 | 203 | 232 | 181 | 242 | 204 | 143 | 105 | 117 | 105 | 55 | 297 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 17 | S 16 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 44 | 56 | 93 | 41 | 89 | 89 | 67 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 5 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 18 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | E 6 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 9 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 12 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 628 | 291 | 283 | 348 | 228 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 48 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 49 | 6 | 0 |
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