Surf Forecasts:
Wainui Beach - Whales surf forecast from 21 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 25 Jun, 3AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 23 Jun, 6AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period, SSE swell with 1,915 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 22 Jun, 12AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wainui Beach - Whales this week:
The surf forecast for Wainui Beach - Whales over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 22) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wainui Beach - Whales in the next 16 days are 1.8m 17s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 23) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 9s period and expected on Thursday (Jun 25) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Mon 22nd Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Thu 25th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Tue 23rd Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wainui Beach - Whales over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 11 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 70 | 57 | 30 | 83 | 795 | 1550 | 736 | 261 | 145 | 133 | 203 | 417 | 392 | 375 | 522 | 470 | 1647 | 669 | 543 | 660 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:02AM1.96m | 11:34PM2.08m | 11:57AM1.95m | 00:23AM2.05m | 12:51PM1.93m | 1:09AM2.00m | 1:41PM1.90m | 1:53AM1.93m | 2:27PM1.87m | 2:37AM1.85m | 3:11PM1.82m | 3:22AM1.78m | 3:55PM1.77m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM0.58m | 5:52AM0.59m | 6:05PM0.62m | 6:42AM0.58m | 6:56PM0.65m | 7:28AM0.58m | 7:45PM0.68m | 8:12AM0.59m | 8:34PM0.70m | 8:54AM0.60m | 9:20PM0.73m | 9:37AM0.63m | 10:07PM0.76m | ||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 4 | SE 5 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 11 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 88 | 70 | 57 | 13 | 55 | 795 | 1550 | 736 | 261 | 145 | 133 | 96 | 417 | 392 | 375 | 324 | 417 | 1647 | 669 | 543 | 660 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 5 | — | E 8 | E 13 | ENE 5 | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 28 | 27 | — | 1 | 3 | 15 | — | — | 66 | 35 | — | 384 | 470 | 563 | 533 | 268 | 227 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | ESE 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 43 | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | ENE 8 | E 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | — | S 7 | SSW 8 | NW 3 | — | — | SSW 11 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | 24 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 36 | 203 | 703 | — | 303 | 522 | 5 | — | — | 503 | 70 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 93 | 297 | 51 | 103 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 63 |
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