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Wainui Beach - Whales

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.10° E

Wainui Beach - Whales Surf Photo: 'Lovely morning' by Rob Davies

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Beach - Whales sea temperature is

13.9°C

0.3°

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	SSE	S	E	SSE	SSE
	11 s	on	6 s	11 s	5 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Whales around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	SSE	SSE	SSE	E	SSE
	11 s	on	6 s	6 s	11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Whales around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	E		SSE	E	SSE
	11 s	glass		6 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Whales around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	NNE		SSE	SSE	E
	13 s	glass		14 s	6 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Whales around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	N	NNE	SSE	E	SSE
	13 s	cross- off	3 s	13 s	11 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Whales around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	N	NNE	SSE	E	SE
	13 s	off	3 s	14 s	11 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Whales around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	NNW	NNE	SSE	E	NE
	14 s	off	3 s	15 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Whales around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	NNW	NNE	SSE	E	NNE
	14 s	off	3 s	14 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Whales around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	NW	N	SSE	E	NE
	13 s	cross- off	4 s	13 s	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Whales around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	SW		SSE	E	NNE
	13 s	glass		13 s	10 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Whales around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	SSE		SSE	E	NE
	11 s	glass		12 s	10 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Whales around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	WNW		SSE	E	NE
	11 s	glass		12 s	10 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Whales around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	WNW		SSE	E	NE
	11 s	glass		12 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Whales around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	ESE	NW	NNE	SSE	E	NNE
	10 s	glass	4 s	11 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Whales around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	ESE	NW		SSE	E	SSE
	10 s	glass		11 s	10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Whales around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	ESE	NW		SSE	E	NNE
	10 s	glass		11 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Whales around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	ESE	N		SSE	E	NE
	10 s	glass		11 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Beach - Whales around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 9 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.9m (3.0 ft). Range 1.94m (6.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Wainui Beach - Whales Surf Photo: 'Lovely morning' by Rob Davies

If this was summer, the NE sea-breeze would have been spoiling it by this time of day.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2476 photos)

Photo taken at: 11:29 am 15 May 2025