Wainui Beach - Whales Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.10° E

Wainui Beach - Whales, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 6 pm 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Beach - Whales sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.6° 

Wainui Beach - Whales surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Wainui Beach - Whales based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Wainui Beach - Whales right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Wainui Beach - Whales

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Pouawa

9 km NNE223 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
15
light winds from the N
(15 km/h at 0°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Airport

11 km W240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearDry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 315°)
16 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Gisborne Airport

11 km W240 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
clearClear skies
20
light winds from the N
(19 km/h at 350°)
17.6 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Wharerata

35 km SSW557 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
15
light winds from the NW
(13 km/h at 315°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tolaga Bay Area School

38 km NNE4 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NW
(6 km/h at 315°)
16.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia

51 km S132 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 315°)
15 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia Automatic Weather Station

51 km S132 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
Dry
20
light winds from the N
(19 km/h at 360°)
16.0 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Mahia Automatic Weather Station

51 km S136 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
-
25
moderate winds from the N
(24 km/h at 10°)
15.9 °C-
-

no observation

Nuhaka (HB) New Zealand

52 km SSW2 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 225°)
17.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

ASCATB178E39S

66 km SSE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
30
fresh winds from the N
(31 km/h at 360°)
- °C- km
- km


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Wainui Beach - Whales and within an acceptable time window.

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