Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 12PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 49 | 47 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 44 | 69 | 75 | 97 | 112 | 142 | 132 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 99 | 100 | 137 | 147 | 117 | 73 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:29AM1.83m | 6:14PM1.94m | 7:03AM1.87m | 7:38PM2.06m | 8:17AM2.03m | 8:40PM2.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:09PM0.84m | 1:14AM0.73m | 1:43PM0.72m | 2:24AM0.55m | 2:43PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | W 4 |
| kJ | 77 | 49 | 47 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 44 | 69 | 75 | 97 | 112 | 142 | 132 | 129 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 137 | 147 | 117 | 73 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 127 | 125 | 99 | 100 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | SW 19 | W 7 | SW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 162 | 0 | 0 |
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