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Wainui Beach

Current Water Quality

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Surf life saving
No lifeguards on duty

We recommend swimming at this beach when lifeguards are on duty.

Thu, 5 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Fri, 6 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Sat, 7 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Sun, 8 Nov
11:00pm - 1:00am

Forecast

Weather

Water temp: 16.1°C

ThuNow
16.6°CCloudy
NE17km/h
Thu11am
15.4°CCloudy
NNE15km/h
Thu1pm
15.2°CCloudy
NNE12km/h
Thu3pm
15.4°CCloudy
NNE11km/h
Thu5pm
15.5°CCloudy
N13km/h
Thu7pm
17.3°CSunny
N13km/h
Thu9pm
20.9°CSunny
N10km/h
Fri5am
24.3°CSunny
NNW19km/h
Fri7am
21°CCloudy
NNW17km/h
Fri9am
18.4°CCloudy
NNW18km/h
Fri11am
17.6°CShowers
NNW20km/h
Fri1pm
17.7°CCloudy
NW32km/h
Fri3pm
17.7°CCloudy
NNW27km/h
Fri5pm
17.7°CShowers
N13km/h
Fri7pm
18.4°CCloudy
NNE17km/h
Fri9pm
20.4°CCloudy
NE17km/h
Sat5am
21.3°CCloudy
N19km/h
Sat7am
20°CCloudy
NE29km/h
Sat9am
18.6°CStorm
NNE27km/h
Sat11am
16.9°CCloudy
NNE21km/h
Sat1pm
16.2°CCloudy
NNE11km/h
Sat3pm
16.3°CSunny
NE10km/h
Sat5pm
14.9°CSunny
NNE19km/h
Sat7pm
17.6°CSunny
NNW17km/h
Sat9pm
21.3°CSunny
NNW14km/h

Tide

Currently incoming

Thu

2:55pm

High

1.47m

Thu

9:00pm

Low

0.35m

Fri

3:14am

High

1.55m

Fri

9:34am

Low

0.28m

Fri

3:49pm

High

1.48m

Fri

9:56pm

Low

0.35m

Sat

4:06am

High

1.52m

Sat

10:23am

Low

0.28m

Sat

4:40pm

High

1.51m

Sat

10:49pm

Low

0.35m

Sun

4:56am

High

1.5m

Beach Info

Wainui Beach is very popular with all recreational users. The beach is very dangerous. There is usually a large wave at the beach and large rips and holes are common. Swimmers should swim between the patrol flags. Wainui Beach Surf Life Saving Club patrol the beach over weekends and public holidays during summer. There are also professional Lifeguards during the school holidays.

Hazards

Deep water

Large surf

Rip Currents

Shallow water

Sudden drop in water depth

Facilities

Parking

Playground

Shops nearby

Toilet block

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