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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 am Friday 10 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
18.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wainui Beach - Whales today?
The current surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Whales at 9AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Beach - Whales. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 266 | 266 | 271 | 271 | 266 | 266 | 318 | 325 | 331 | 340 | 552 | 609 | 592 | 698 | 2493 | 2676 | 838 | 1048 | 1633 | 2778 | 3979 | 2183 | 2568 | 566 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:44AM 1.68 | 12:11AM 1.75 | 12:33PM 1.67 | 1:02AM 1.76 | 1:27PM 1.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:44AM 0.72 | 6:02PM 0.78 | 6:37AM 0.74 | 6:52PM 0.80 | 7:31AM 0.75 | 7:44PM 0.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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