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Wainui Beach

Gisborne District, Gisborne, New Zealand

Wainui Beach 1 photo

  • Wainui Beach late afternoon

    Wainui Beach late afternoon. Pseudopanax at en.wikipedia, Public domain. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:33 pm
7 am
5.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
8 am
7.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.2
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
Now
7.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
96 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:33 pm
Today
5.0Fair7 am85
7.0Great8 am74
7.2Great9 am63
7.3Great10 am53
7.3Great11 am138
7.2Great12 pm159
7.0Great1 pm1710
7.0Great2 pm149
7.2Great3 pm138
7.3Great4 pm138
7.4GreatNow96
7.4Great6 pm95
7.1Great7 pm85
Sat
6.4Good7 am1912
6.4Good8 am2013
6.4Good9 am2515
6.7Good10 am2415
6.7Good11 am2717
6.8Good12 pm2818
6.8Good1 pm3019
6.8Good2 pm3119
6.7Good3 pm3119
6.8Good4 pm2918
6.5Good5 pm3018
5.8Good6 pm2918
5.6Good7 pm2918
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 pm, -0.5 m. High at 4 am, 0.6 m. Low at 10 am, -0.4 m. High at 4 pm, 0.7 mLow 10 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 4 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 10 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • Low 10 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 4 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 10 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 620 m0.4 mi
  • Picnic tables70 m230 ft away
  • Playground240 m780 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
5.5 km3.4 miGisborne (city)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miGisborne Airport (GIS)

Nearby places

  • Neighbourhood CantinaFood and drink
    620 m0.4 mi
  • Zephyr CafeFood and drink
    630 m0.4 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Wainui Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.8 GreatBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 36 km/h23 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.0 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 47 km/h29 mph, rain 49%
  • Wed7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 10%