Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 07 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 4PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (07 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (07 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
S
0.1
W
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)1212121016151514141414145551099988887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15141486921212020201821282646607696881039811269
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:48PM
2.20
1:07AM
2.17
1:24PM
2.04
1:46AM
2.01
2:08PM
1.87
2:39AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34AM
0.42
6:47PM
0.48
7:08AM
0.58
7:23PM
0.64
7:49AM
0.75
8:09PM
0.81
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------
Sunset---6:04-------6:01-------6:00----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1111-1--------------
Temp. °C161820181516191919181817151515141720201715151413
Feels °C (?)151718161314161718171716141414131619191714141312
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