Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Whales today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 19s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 19s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Whales at 7AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Whales. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 653 | 540 | 540 | 507 | 487 | 604 | 1548 | 2111 | 2300 | 2268 | 1929 | 1597 | 1310 | 1055 | 856 | 706 | 553 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:13PM2.11m | 10:36AM2.00m | 11:02PM2.08m | 11:25AM1.98m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.53m | 4:45PM0.54m | 5:19AM0.54m | 5:32PM0.59m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 653 | 540 | 540 | 507 | 487 | 604 | 1548 | 2111 | 2300 | 2268 | 1929 | 1597 | 1310 | 1055 | 856 | 706 | 553 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 76 | 62 | 45 | 52 | 44 | 45 | 123 | 119 | 115 | 100 | 97 | 97 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 233 | 210 | 164 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 177 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 130 | 91 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 48 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
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