Surf Forecast Surf Report
Wainui Beach - Whales surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 05 Apr 2025 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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than 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 7AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (05 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (05 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.9
NE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1.8
S
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)999998888881312812121111111010101091413131212121211667771111111110111111121211111112121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1761731351037973484844454857768681797161383634191817163255751031029892151207227144129225230734353304328359408446475459443475500536536472464365329268263258
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
0
S
15
SE
10
E
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
SW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
0
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
onglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01AM
2.02
12:25PM
1.87
12:57AM
1.94
1:20PM
1.79
1:55AM
1.88
2:25PM
1.74
3:00AM
1.83
3:50PM
1.73
4:15AM
1.83
5:02PM
1.78
5:19AM
1.85
5:50PM
1.83
6:05AM
1.88
6:29PM
1.86
6:42AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:18AM
0.60
6:42PM
0.58
7:16AM
0.69
7:39PM
0.66
8:20AM
0.74
8:40PM
0.72
9:28AM
0.74
9:54PM
0.72
10:33AM
0.72
11:01PM
0.69
11:28AM
0.67
11:50PM
0.64
12:13PM
0.62
12:31AM
0.60
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunrise----7:24-------7:24-------7:26-------7:26-------7:28-------7:28-------7:30-------
Sunset------6:54-------6:53-------6:52-------6:51-------6:49-------6:47-------6:45-----
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Rain (mm)
212--------------------------------11-----------------------
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