Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 29 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
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 1AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
2.1
W
2.3
W
2.3
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
S
1.3
SSW
0.8
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1414131312111111111010108910977131313131214
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)49464667115246342323267208416512625874901605266161229408277206139102
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
W
10
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:52PM
2.03
9:14AM
2.22
9:41PM
2.21
9:58AM
2.38
10:21PM
2.37
10:36AM
2.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:58PM
0.56
3:15AM
0.53
3:44PM
0.37
3:58AM
0.36
4:21PM
0.22
4:33AM
0.23
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise------7:31-------7:33-------7:33-
Sunset-7:19-------7:16-------7:15------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---133------------------
Temp. °C201717151615171920191716161517181313121110101215
Feels °C (?)20161614161517181818151212121614877666811
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