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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
17.0° 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 3AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | |
30 | 26 | 16 | 32 | 31 | 68 | 102 | 119 | 106 | 103 | 100 | 74 | 57 | 56 | 44 | 181 | 309 | 251 | 138 | 76 | 124 | 166 | 154 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 4:08AM1.98m | 4:55PM1.83m | 5:32AM1.97m | 6:17PM1.89m | 6:44AM2.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50PM0.80m | 11:01AM0.76m | 11:33PM0.81m | 12:26PM0.68m | 00:49AM0.71m | 1:26PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 8 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
30 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 68 | 102 | 119 | 106 | 47 | 72 | 59 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 39 | 309 | 251 | 138 | 71 | 49 | 35 | 154 | 140 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 18 | W 5 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | S 14 | S 13 |
5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 39 | 103 | 100 | 74 | 44 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 37 | 37 | 8 | 14 | 124 | 166 | 100 | 87 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | S 8 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | S 12 | W 20 | W 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 15 | W 7 | W 7 |
3 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 38 | 34 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 40 | 76 | 122 | 113 | 25 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | — | W 7 | W 5 | W 8 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 5 | — | 56 | 59 | 181 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 78 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 163 | 169 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 70 | 84 | 27 |
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