Wainui Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.78° E

Wainui Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Reef sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.2° 

Wainui Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 5AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
0.9
WSW
15
1.3
S
7
0.6
WSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1.6
SSW
6
0.8
S
9
3.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
955
773
516
443
348
176
144
104
103
102
100
99
50
49
159
101
1567
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
S
35
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
00:32AM2.59m
12:52PM2.44m
1:08AM2.43m
1:29PM2.29m
Low Tide
6:17PM0.12m
6:39AM0.14m
6:51PM0.25m
7:11AM0.29m
7:25PM0.42m
light rain
cloud
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
10
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
6
0
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