Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 NZDT
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Wainui Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wainui Reef sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 9PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (03 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (03 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.3
WSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1211131212125555913121212111114131313161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444130412424343425201726233736706649708482212142102
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
N
10
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:43AM
2.58
12:01AM
2.56
12:15PM
2.54
12:32AM
2.52
12:45PM
2.46
1:02AM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:50PM
0.07
6:04AM
0.13
6:18PM
0.11
6:33AM
0.19
6:46PM
0.20
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise--------7:37-------7:37-------
Sunset---7:10-------7:08-------7:07----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141919171614141416202017161515141619171716161413
Feels °C (?)121716151412121214181716161414131517151514141211
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