Wainui Beach - Whales surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 14 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
20.7° 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 4AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (14 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (14 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.5
S
1.9
S
2.3
S
4
SSW
4
SSW
5
SSW
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)6676777888788910111212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15219619252555658135167167193408754259735166635185514071268167913761016701683
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
0
NW
10
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
25
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49AM
1.70
4:20PM
1.63
4:51AM
1.70
5:28PM
1.66
6:07AM
1.74
6:27PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41PM
0.78
10:18AM
0.82
10:39PM
0.79
11:21AM
0.82
11:42PM
0.76
12:24PM
0.79
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise---6:33-------6:33-------6:35----
Sunset-------8:08-------8:07-------8:06
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-3324454765311--21261----
Temp. °C212120202020191818181717161515171313141518212321
Feels °C (?)2123222223221716141410976712645912162221
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