Wainui Beach - Whales surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 10 Feb 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Whales today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Whales at 1AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (11 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (11 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
SSE
0.7
ENE
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)14141414131212121211111110101010101010101011510
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1471471561549587837245414038373637363534332020232719
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
W
5
WNW
0
N
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:05PM
1.86
1:33AM
1.81
1:46PM
1.79
2:15AM
1.77
2:30PM
1.71
2:59AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:28PM
0.64
7:44AM
0.72
8:09PM
0.69
8:31AM
0.77
8:53PM
0.74
9:22AM
0.80
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise-----6:30-------6:31-------6:31--
Sunset-8:14-------8:12-------8:10------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202018181717202122211918171719212120191817172122
Feels °C (?)161716171717202021212020181822211919191817182220
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