Wainui Beach - Whales 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.10° E

Issued: 5 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Wainui Beach - Whales sea temperature is

13.0° C

Wainui Beach - Whales surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Whales today (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Whales at 11AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	9s
Evening (27 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).
	Monday 27							Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	470	470	551	624	1107	1279	1088	1521	1651	1510	1471	1391	1359	1289	1198	1134	1060	943	900	800	774	761	713
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	W	NE	ENE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide		3:34AM1.65m				4:09PM1.68m				4:36AM1.63m				5:20PM1.69m				5:36AM1.66m					6:18PM1.74m
Low Tide				9:52AM0.75m				10:32PM0.84m				10:51AM0.76m				11:34PM0.83m				11:47AM0.74m


	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	6	6	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	12	13	11	10
Feels °C	1	0	0	1	2	3	2	2	3	3	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	6	6	11	10	7	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 8	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	209	215	551	257	422	453	381	1521	1651	1510	1471	1391	1359	1289	1198	1134	1060	943	900	800	774	761	713
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 8	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	—	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 19
kJ	461	454	183	551	643	633	659	—	14	14	26	25	24	22	21	22	22	22	20	20	2	10	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 19
kJ	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	29
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 8	SSE 9	S 8	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	470	470	391	624	1107	1279	1088	1270	1429	1143	560	586	292	74	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	15	15	15	63	63	63	63	48	48	48	15	15	63	48	15	2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4								4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8

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