Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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Wainui Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wainui Reef sea temperature is
18.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 10PM is: 2.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (12 Apr)7ft (2.2m)6s

Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
4
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
1.7
SW
2.2
WSW
3
W
3
W
2.3
WNW
1.5
W
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
SW
1
WSW
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
2
W
2.2
W
Period(s) (?)56689877771713121414131313121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31197351135512215892022763061611902312242114131207113611541005105638738010981252
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
30
SW
40
WNW
40
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-
Sunset5:55-------5:54-------5:52-------
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
16122----1211-111211112111
Temp. °C191717171618191817161616141415151514131213121417
Feels °C (?)191411111216161614141413111112121211108981114
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