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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 Wednesday 22 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
17.2° 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 1AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Whales. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | |
4714 | 3994 | 3076 | 1351 | 2002 | 998 | 712 | 1015 | 521 | 430 | 396 | 351 | 281 | 249 | 210 | 153 | 149 | 129 | 112 | 112 | 77 | 79 | 72 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:03PM2.06m | 10:30AM1.92m | 11:02PM2.01m | 11:27AM1.87m | 00:03AM1.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.46m | 4:22AM0.56m | 4:45PM0.53m | 5:22AM0.62m | 5:44PM0.59m | 6:24AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  |  | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 |
4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 2092 | 1834 | 1577 | 1351 | 1055 | 913 | 712 | 561 | 468 | 430 | 396 | 351 | 281 | 249 | 210 | 153 | 149 | 129 | 112 | 112 | 77 | 79 | 72 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 114 | 61 | — | 73 | 33 | 33 | 47 | 64 | 44 | 335 | 262 | 195 | 163 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | N 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 49 | 49 | 2 | 40 | 44 | 43 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 36 | 59 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4714 | 3994 | 3076 | 961 | 2002 | 998 | 665 | 1015 | 521 | 390 | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 63 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 37 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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