- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Wainui Beach - Whales Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Wainui Beach - Whales surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 04 May 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Whales today?
The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Whales at 1AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Whales. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | |
22 | 20 | 25 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 59 | 94 | 137 | 125 | 120 | 111 | 235 | 203 | 184 | 123 | 118 | 116 | 67 | 66 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:54PM1.82m | 8:02AM1.74m | 8:36PM1.79m | 8:50AM1.71m | 9:20PM1.77m | 9:41AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34PM0.54m | 2:07AM0.65m | 2:16PM0.60m | 2:54AM0.68m | 3:02PM0.67m | 3:42AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 4 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
 kJ | 22 | 20 | 8 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 94 | 137 | 125 | 120 | 111 | 235 | 203 | 184 | 25 | 118 | 116 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 5 | SSE 15 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 25 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 45 | 47 | 16 | 123 | 17 | 19 | 67 | 66 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 6 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 59 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 96 | 98 | 30 | 17 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 18 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 17 | 13 | — | 21 | 31 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Wainui Beach - Whales surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest