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Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
18.0° C
 (Which is 2.8°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 6AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (26 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (26 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.9
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1
WNW
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)1212131113131399998888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)261316111777106338132101969088112192381144137165171314238218
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:02AM
2.08
2:26PM
2.15
2:51AM
1.99
3:17PM
2.08
3:50AM
1.92
4:18PM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:52PM
0.52
8:05AM
0.55
8:38PM
0.60
8:53AM
0.64
9:36PM
0.65
9:54AM
0.71
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise---5:48-------5:48-------5:48----
Sunset-------8:27-------8:28-------8:29
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---------------1--1131114
Temp. °C171617172125252320191818222525202020191919202018
Feels °C (?)161515151821222118171615192223181819191919191918
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