Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.0° 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 10AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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
Tue
31
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)101010999888141414141413131211111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23923422020223097861047454484949467067115205242233224165125271
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
10
SW
0
SW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
ENE
10
SSE
5
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
glassoffglassglassonoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:54AM
1.91
7:43PM
1.86
8:16AM
2.04
8:52PM
2.03
9:14AM
2.22
9:41PM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:54PM
0.75
2:20AM
0.72
2:58PM
0.56
3:15AM
0.53
3:44PM
0.37
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise--7:30-------7:31-------7:31-----
Sunset-----7:21-------7:19-------7:16--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1197-1---
Temp. °C161619212119171616161821211918181616162020181716
Feels °C (?)161618201919171616161821202019181716171918161514
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