Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 12PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 64 | 82 | 84 | 225 | 266 | 79 | 76 | 281 | 111 | 84 | 61 | 40 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 74 | 175 | 208 | 258 | 232 | 232 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:07AM2.58m | 11:22PM2.60m | 11:41AM2.59m | 11:55PM2.56m | 12:13PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01AM0.04m | 5:15PM0.09m | 5:31AM0.05m | 5:46PM0.11m | 6:00AM0.10m | 6:16PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 98 | 40 | 82 | 84 | 60 | 61 | 79 | 76 | 154 | 111 | 84 | 61 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 39 | 43 | 208 | 258 | 232 | 232 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 9 | S 15 | S 14 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 13 | 64 | 58 | 57 | 2 | 4 | 57 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 74 | 175 | 67 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | W 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | W 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | — | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 4 | 225 | 266 | 44 | 35 | 281 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 84 | 106 | 72 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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