Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 5PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 299 | 943 | 1114 | 1014 | 827 | 827 | 1422 | 2832 | 2135 | 1781 | 1407 | 1253 | 810 | 720 | 1830 | 1616 | 783 | 587 | 892 | 1035 | 1060 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:00PM1.80m | 3:35AM1.68m | 4:25PM1.69m | 5:17AM1.63m | 6:08PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.85m | 9:04PM0.96m | 9:45AM1.00m | 11:06PM1.03m | 11:55AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 226 | 226 | 232 | 229 | 223 | 223 | 12 | — | 2135 | 1781 | 1407 | 1253 | 810 | 499 | 1830 | 1616 | 447 | 362 | 245 | 186 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | SW 16 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 44 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | — | — | 43 | 6 | 76 | 18 | 327 | 432 | 446 | 279 | 157 | 82 | 53 | 34 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 15 | — | WSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 9 | 4 | — | 409 | 720 | 342 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 4 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 299 | 943 | 1114 | 1014 | 827 | 827 | 1422 | 2832 | — | — | — | 92 | 12 | — | — | — | 783 | 587 | 892 | 1035 | 1060 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 169 | 171 | 183 | 181 | 181 | 186 | 284 | 181 | 136 | 276 | 188 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 171 |
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