Wainui Beach - Whales surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 10 Mar 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
18.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Whales at 9PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (10 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (10 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
1.5
ENE
0.8
SE
1.6
ENE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)888677677777111111111161177777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)470450349132132102466537417069128123123121121183134272261261261289
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:43AM
1.83
12:10AM
1.82
12:26PM
1.77
12:54AM
1.78
1:11PM
1.72
1:39AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:02PM
0.62
6:22AM
0.68
6:47PM
0.69
7:10AM
0.72
7:33PM
0.75
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise--------7:00-------7:01-------
Sunset---7:36-------7:34-------7:32----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616161515151516161616151515151719191817161616
Feels °C (?)121212131213121213121213131314141515151415151515
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