Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 1AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 196 | 171 | 131 | 64 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 57 | 32 | 49 | 78 | 74 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 8:06PM2.24m | 8:37AM2.24m | 9:04PM2.44m | 9:30AM2.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.41m | 3:00PM0.34m | 3:31AM0.22m | 3:47PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 112 | 106 | 171 | 131 | 64 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 78 | 74 | 25 | 17 | 32 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 4 | S 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 104 | 103 | 6 | 39 | 20 | 14 | 44 | 43 | 57 | 32 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | W 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | ESE 3 | W 6 | W 6 | S 7 | WNW 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 53 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | — | S 3 | — | ESE 2 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 258 | 196 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 42 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 100 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 0 |
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