Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 9AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 508 | 361 | 447 | 245 | 190 | 140 | 114 | 52 | 96 | 100 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 43 | 107 | 95 | 100 | 94 | 83 | 56 | 56 | 82 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:08AM1.88m | 6:50PM2.03m | 7:30AM2.03m | 7:59PM2.24m | 8:29AM2.23m | 8:51PM2.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM0.78m | 12:53PM0.73m | 1:37AM0.60m | 2:00PM0.53m | 2:33AM0.38m | 2:49PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | 9 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 7 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | S 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 508 | 361 | 230 | 245 | 94 | 71 | 48 | 44 | 22 | 100 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 43 | 107 | 95 | 100 | 94 | 83 | 56 | 56 | 82 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 258 | 198 | 196 | 151 | 107 | 103 | 53 | 47 | 49 | 12 | 6 | 42 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | WSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 13 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 158 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 96 | 6 | 45 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 38 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | ESE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 20 | 92 | 447 | 77 | 190 | 140 | 114 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 70 | 110 | 108 | 108 | 110 | 70 | 108 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 163 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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