Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 3PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 140 | 279 | 167 | 167 | 586 | 480 | 472 | 486 | 1400 | 1416 | 1118 | 1200 | 1077 | 986 | 1164 | 398 | 348 | 385 | 452 | 620 | 593 | 475 | 355 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:38AM2.42m | 10:03PM2.59m | 10:29AM2.50m | 10:52PM2.68m | 11:16AM2.54m | 11:37PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.18m | 4:26AM0.11m | 4:42PM0.10m | 5:12AM0.05m | 5:26PM0.08m | 5:56AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | SW 20 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 |
| kJ | 190 | 140 | 16 | 167 | 167 | 396 | 480 | 472 | 486 | 1400 | 1341 | 1118 | 1088 | 1077 | 986 | 1164 | 398 | 283 | 223 | 220 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 20 | S 8 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | W 6 | SW 15 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 83 | 88 | 309 | 364 | 318 | 367 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 191 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 20 | S 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | WNW 10 | W 16 | — | W 15 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 279 | 33 | 39 | 586 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 442 | 1416 | — | 1200 | 66 | 8 | 193 | 269 | 348 | 385 | 452 | 620 | 593 | 475 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 163 | 162 | 153 | 110 | 110 | 0 |
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