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Wainui Beach, Gisborne, New Zealand

3ft
swell
FAIR
5s period
🌦Light Drizzle
48°Fair
60°Fwater
14 km/hSW
offshore Hs4ft
Swell Period5s
Swell DirS
Wind14 km/h
Wind Gust36 km/h
UV Index8

Swell

Primary

3ft5sfrom S 179°

Wind Sea

2ft3sfrom SW 220°
NESW

Wind

14km/h

SW235°

Gusts36 km/h
ConditionsLight

Conditions

Water
60°F
🌡Air
48°F
UV Index
8 Very High
Visibility
12 km

Sky

🌦

Light Drizzle

Rain chance
70%
Gusts
36 km/h

48-Hour Wave Outlook

10-Day Forecast

Today

🌦
★★★

1.5–4.5ft

S
59°F47°F
↑25
💧82%

Tomorrow

⛅️
★★★

1.5–4ft

SSE
69°F44°F
↑27

Mon

☁️
★★★

1–2.5ft

SSE
67°F55°F
↑29

Hover or tap any day for a full forecast breakdown.

Tides

📡

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Spots Nearby

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Surf Climatology

Wainui Beach Surf Report

Gisborne, New Zealand · -38.6853°, 178.0783°

Also known as: Wainui

Wainui Beach (Gisborne, New Zealand) is a beach break. It has both lefts and rights. In our swell history, its best months are Mar & Jun. This page is its live surf report and 10-day forecast from Groundswell. The forecast shows swell height, period and direction, wind and tides hour by hour, with a rating for each day.

Peak Season

Mar & Jun

Best time to surf Wainui Beach: seasonal wave data

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