Wainui Beach - Whales surf break

Wainui Beach - Whales surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 NZDT
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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
19.0° 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 10PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)--
Afternoon (03 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)151413131212121211111111119991010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)631384299281187147125918447303029428181264305295295179194194529
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
E
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
N
10
NE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:10PM
1.94
8:20AM
1.93
8:49PM
1.93
8:56AM
1.89
9:27PM
1.90
9:36AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:59PM
0.46
2:15AM
0.49
2:36PM
0.45
2:56AM
0.52
3:13PM
0.48
3:37AM
0.56
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise------7:22-------7:24-------7:24-
Sunset6:58-------6:57-------6:54-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C171615141414151819171615141416181817171616161718
Feels °C (?)131212121212131515131313131316171514151516161614
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