Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 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
18.2° 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 7AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (30 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1
W
1.3
WNW
1.6
WNW
2
W
2.3
W
2.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
S
1.4
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)1313121111111110101089109771413131215141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46671152463423233192083494715558749015282661792324022061531041036161
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
5
SW
20
SSE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:52PM
2.03
9:14AM
2.22
9:41PM
2.21
9:58AM
2.38
10:21PM
2.37
10:36AM
2.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:15AM
0.53
3:44PM
0.37
3:58AM
0.36
4:21PM
0.22
4:33AM
0.23
4:53PM
0.12
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise----7:31-------7:33-------7:33---
Sunset-------7:16-------7:15-------7:14
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-213--1-----------------
Temp. °C17151516162019181716161517181313121110911151614
Feels °C (?)16151416161918171612131216158766657111211
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