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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 11 pm Monday 06 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 4AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Whales. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 603 | 671 | 800 | 494 | 784 | 223 | 299 | 784 | 824 | 1456 | 1322 | 1539 | 1100 | 1022 | 962 | 817 | 746 | 340 | 365 | 317 | 294 | 277 | 650 | 288 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:07PM 1.86 | 9:20AM 1.79 | 9:49PM 1.82 | 10:07AM 1.74 | 10:34PM 1.78 | 10:55AM 1.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:20AM 0.61 | 3:35PM 0.60 | 4:05AM 0.65 | 4:22PM 0.68 | 4:53AM 0.69 | 5:12PM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
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