Wainui Beach, Gisborne

Wainui Beach, Gisborne is an SE-facing beach break in Wainui, Gisborne, New Zealand. It picks up swell from NE to S, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 36% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NW: light winds or NW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SE onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

SE (129°)

Best swell

ENE to SSE (60°–150°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

W to N offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

NE to S (43.5° to 191.5°)

Offshore wind

NW

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

None yet