Wainui Beach - Whales surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 03 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
20.5° 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 9PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (03 Feb)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (03 Feb)1ft (0.3m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
1.8
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)111010101010987899999999888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2220191918181614289676812788770627517516466380184173129126107104
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
5
ENE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglassoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:56AM
1.98
8:17PM
1.89
8:45AM
2.03
9:07PM
1.94
9:31AM
2.06
9:54PM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:16PM
0.57
2:24AM
0.46
3:05PM
0.53
3:14AM
0.46
3:51PM
0.52
4:02AM
0.48
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:22-------6:24
Sunset---8:21-------8:20-------8:19----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------111------------
Temp. °C262829242019171617171717161615151717171715141313
Feels °C (?)272828221817151212121313121312121414141515131212
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