Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Whales today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Whales at 9PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Whales. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 7 | S 11 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 722 | 475 | 400 | 275 | 162 | 131 | 127 | 47 | 30 | 108 | 55 | 226 | 266 | 136 | 223 | 423 | 276 | 296 | 669 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:14PM1.73m | 1:39AM1.65m | 2:07PM1.72m | 2:43AM1.66m | 3:11PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43PM0.79m | 7:59AM0.83m | 8:41PM0.79m | 8:59AM0.81m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 722 | 475 | 400 | 275 | 162 | 44 | 49 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 125 | 149 | 136 | 113 | 215 | 91 | 86 | 373 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 11 | E 11 | S 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 60 | 131 | 127 | 47 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 14 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NE 2 | S 11 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 108 | 55 | 226 | 266 | — | 223 | 423 | 276 | 296 | 669 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 31 | 117 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 37 | 122 | 338 | 297 | 117 |
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