Is there surf at Wainui Beach (Gisborne) today?

Fun: waves 0.9 m at 10 s from SSE, swell 0.9 m · 9 s S (Sun 08:00).

Is the wind offshore at Wainui Beach (Gisborne)?

Wind 21 km/h from NW: offshore for a beach facing ESE.

Where do the numbers come from?

The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.

Surf forecast · New Zealand · North Island

Surf forecast Wainui Beach (Gisborne) today

Waves, swell and wind at Wainui Beach (Gisborne) (North Island, New Zealand) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.

Right now

Waves0.9 m10 s · from SSE

Swell0.9 m9 s · from S

Wind21 km/hfrom NW · gusts 39 · offshore

Water15.5 °C

Fun offshore.

Wainui Beach (Gisborne) surf forecast, next 3 days

Flat
Small
Fun
Good
Big

Sunday 25 October

Fun Best window 08:00–11:00: fun, offshore.

Time	Waves	Swell	Wind
09:00	0.9 m · 10 s SSE	0.8 m · 8 s S	21–40 km/h NW offshore
12:00	0.8 m · 10 s SSE	0.8 m · 8 s S	8–31 km/h WNW light wind
15:00	0.8 m · 10 s SSE	0.7 m · 8 s S	12–27 km/h E onshore
18:00	0.8 m · 10 s SSE	0.7 m · 9 s S	13–27 km/h NE cross-shore

Monday 26 October

Small Best window 06:00–09:00: small, offshore.

Time	Waves	Swell	Wind
06:00	0.8 m · 9 s S	0.6 m · 8 s S	22–39 km/h NW offshore
09:00	0.8 m · 9 s S	0.5 m · 8 s S	27–51 km/h NW offshore
12:00	0.8 m · 8 s S	0.5 m · 7 s S	28–54 km/h NW offshore
15:00	0.8 m · 8 s SW	0.5 m · 9 s S	29–55 km/h NW offshore
18:00	0.9 m · 7 s W	0.6 m · 10 s S	34–61 km/h NW offshore

Tuesday 27 October

Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, offshore.

Time	Waves	Swell	Wind
06:00	0.8 m · 7 s WNW	0.5 m · 10 s S	29–53 km/h NW offshore
09:00	0.8 m · 7 s NNW	0.5 m · 10 s S	31–56 km/h NNW offshore
12:00	0.8 m · 6 s NNE	0.4 m · 8 s E	42–74 km/h NW offshore
15:00	0.8 m · 5 s NNE	0.4 m · 5 s NE	36–71 km/h NW offshore
18:00	0.7 m · 6 s NNE	0.4 m · 6 s NE	19–54 km/h W offshore

Wednesday 28 October

Small Best window 10:00–13:00: small, light wind.

Time	Waves	Swell	Wind
06:00	0.6 m · 7 s S	0.4 m · 4 s S	6–11 km/h NNW light wind
09:00	0.6 m · 7 s S	0.5 m · 4 s S	3–13 km/h W light wind
12:00	0.7 m · 8 s S	0.5 m · 7 s S	6–18 km/h ESE light wind
15:00	0.8 m · 7 s SSE	0.5 m · 9 s S	21–41 km/h ENE cross-shore
18:00	0.8 m · 7 s SSE	0.6 m · 8 s S	16–40 km/h NE cross-shore

Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.

Forecast for Sun 08:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC

Waves map around Wainui Beach (Gisborne)

Open the waves map centred on Wainui Beach (Gisborne)

Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.

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Questions

Is there surf at Wainui Beach (Gisborne) today?: Fun: waves 0.9 m at 10 s from SSE, swell 0.9 m · 9 s S (Sun 08:00).
Is the wind offshore at Wainui Beach (Gisborne)?: Wind 21 km/h from NW: offshore for a beach facing ESE.
When is the best time to surf Wainui Beach (Gisborne) today?: 08:00–11:00 (fun, offshore)
How warm is the water at Wainui Beach (Gisborne)?: 15.5 °C
Where do the numbers come from?: The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.

Nearby surf spots

Mount Maunganui 206 km · Whangamata 254 km · Raglan (Manu Bay) 305 km · Fitzroy Beach (New Plymouth) 348 km · Piha 375 km · Muriwai 386 km

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How it is computed

Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Wainui Beach (Gisborne), and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.