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Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 13 Mar 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
17.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 3PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (13 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (13 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
16 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WNW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
WNW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
1.2
W
1.4
SSW
1.4
S
0.9
WSW
1
W
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)1112151541313126668999101010999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)125555171715120150151107154270270328335322360344337304246165
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
WNW
15
NNW
5
NW
5
ENE
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
10
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
S
10
SW
10
WNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:26PM
1.63
7:22AM
1.72
8:05PM
1.74
8:37AM
1.90
9:05PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:16PM
1.04
1:10AM
1.00
2:05PM
0.92
2:30AM
0.83
3:04PM
0.70
3:19AM
0.61
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise--------7:16-------7:16-------
Sunset---7:45-------7:43-------7:42----
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--21111-----------------
Temp. °C222423221919171517171616141312111520191714131214
Feels °C (?)232524242120151316151314141311101419181613121111
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