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Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
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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
16.4° C
(Which is 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: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
91 | 69 | 66 | 169 | 164 | 148 | 138 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 131 | 123 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 88 | 67 | 64 | 94 | 89 | 84 | 54 | 82 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:27PM2.38m | 9:40AM2.41m | 10:01PM2.44m | 10:14AM2.42m | 10:33PM2.46m | 10:47AM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36AM0.29m | 3:51PM0.21m | 4:07AM0.25m | 4:20PM0.20m | 4:38AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
91 | 57 | 55 | 71 | 164 | 148 | 138 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 131 | 123 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 88 | 67 | 64 | 54 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 82 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
8 | 69 | 66 | 169 | 41 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 44 | 94 | 89 | 84 | 54 | 9 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | SW 18 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
75 | 35 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 35 | — | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 29 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 108 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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