Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 28 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
17.9° 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 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.1
W
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.9
W
2
W
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)998881414141414131312111111111010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1921841351047454484949464667115300582643505486339356390627721605
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
W
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
SSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
offglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:43PM
1.86
8:16AM
2.04
8:52PM
2.03
9:14AM
2.22
9:41PM
2.21
9:58AM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:54PM
0.75
2:20AM
0.72
2:58PM
0.56
3:15AM
0.53
3:44PM
0.37
3:58AM
0.36
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise------7:31-------7:31-------7:33-
Sunset-7:21-------7:19-------7:16------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------2411----------
Temp. °C211816161615172122191616151516202118171515151618
Feels °C (?)201817161614172122191516141515191916131112121417
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