Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 3AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 446 | 429 | 377 | 294 | 245 | 239 | 221 | 250 | 271 | 278 | 246 | 166 | 212 | 124 | 116 | 125 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:41PM2.09m | 9:01AM2.09m | 9:18PM2.26m | 9:36AM2.25m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57AM0.54m | 3:10PM0.46m | 3:33AM0.36m | 3:44PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 102 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 245 | 138 | 136 | 96 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 166 | 135 | 124 | 116 | 125 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | WSW 13 | S 17 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 100 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 58 | 67 | 212 | 20 | 24 | 74 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 9 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 13 | 6 | 99 | 43 | 95 | 79 | 15 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 4 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | E 2 | E 3 |
| kJ | 446 | 429 | 377 | 294 | 13 | 239 | 221 | 250 | 271 | 278 | 246 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 169 | 181 | 181 | 182 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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