Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 7PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | W 8 | SW 12 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 13 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 132 | 41 | 226 | 298 | 197 | 55 | 42 | 18 | 51 | 56 | 163 | 176 | 115 | 311 | 571 | 511 | 363 | 192 | 184 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:20PM2.18m | 3:57AM1.96m | 4:32PM2.05m | 5:17AM1.87m | 5:53PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.57m | 9:42PM0.63m | 10:09AM0.73m | 11:17PM0.72m | 11:49AM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 112 | 64 | 41 | 23 | 153 | 112 | 55 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 77 | 103 | 93 | 311 | 396 | 319 | 237 | 192 | 184 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 16 | W 18 | W 4 |
| kJ | 63 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 115 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 83 | — | 27 | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 140 | 132 | 133 | 226 | 298 | 197 | 7 | 11 | 59 | 51 | 56 | 163 | 176 | 3 | 7 | 571 | 511 | 363 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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