Wainui Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.78° E

Wainui Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 11AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). 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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
8
2
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
1.2
SSW
6
1.4
S
9
3.5
S
8
4
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
8
2.3
S
8
1.9
S
7
1.4
S
7
0.8
S
14
1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
569
491
348
176
144
104
103
102
100
99
50
50
101
292
1696
2333
2052
1176
636
392
181
253
394
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
20
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:32AM2.59m
12:52PM2.44m
1:08AM2.43m
1:29PM2.29m
1:45AM2.24m
2:07PM2.12m
Low Tide
6:39AM0.14m
6:51PM0.25m
7:11AM0.29m
7:25PM0.42m
7:45AM0.47m
8:02PM0.61m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
10
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
2
1
1
2
3
5
6
6
7
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