Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (02 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 9PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 13 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 34 | 110 | 53 | 102 | 89 | 147 | 408 | 451 | 599 | 934 | 1283 | 1022 | 868 | 484 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:44PM2.38m | 12:01PM2.27m | 00:19AM2.39m | 12:38PM2.25m | 00:56AM2.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM0.32m | 5:56AM0.33m | 6:06PM0.32m | 6:32AM0.33m | 6:42PM0.35m | 7:09AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 34 | 50 | 53 | 102 | 89 | 109 | 408 | 451 | 599 | 934 | 723 | 530 | 509 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | S 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 22 | W 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 34 | 86 | 147 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 33 | 82 | 80 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 16 | S 7 | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 20 | 80 | 110 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 32 | 67 | 15 | 1283 | 1022 | 868 | 484 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 91 | 91 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 70 | 110 | 70 | 91 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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