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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 5 pm Friday 10 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
18.9° 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: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
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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| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 266 | 312 | 318 | 325 | 331 | 394 | 557 | 535 | 564 | 2071 | 2452 | 2665 | 938 | 1264 | 1832 | 2807 | 4024 | 7909 | 6777 | 643 | 524 | 690 | 262 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:11AM 1.75 | 12:33PM 1.67 | 1:02AM 1.76 | 1:27PM 1.67 | 1:55AM 1.78 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:02PM 0.78 | 6:37AM 0.74 | 6:52PM 0.80 | 7:31AM 0.75 | 7:44PM 0.78 | 8:25AM 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - |
| Sunset | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 20 |
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