Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 Feb 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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 2AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1.2
S
0.9
SSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.5
W
1.5
W
2.2
S
2.4
S
1.6
S
2
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)66613131313131414141313131313126778778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)781136665644164116939796886766644039165202434635269422756
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
S
15
S
5
ESE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
SW
25
ESE
20
SE
10
ESE
25
SSE
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:50PM
1.88
8:30AM
2.04
9:06PM
2.04
9:33AM
2.25
10:01PM
2.23
10:21AM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:32AM
0.72
3:13PM
0.58
3:33AM
0.52
4:04PM
0.37
4:19AM
0.33
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-
Sunset-8:06-------8:05-------8:02------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------11-1-
Temp. °C1816131313131417191716161615171818171411991214
Feels °C (?)171188891014161516161514141514141364766
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