Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 9PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 37 | 52 | 97 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 40 | 300 | 723 | 1026 | 957 | 1318 | 1989 | 2736 | 3013 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17PM2.35m | 10:34AM2.30m | 10:50PM2.45m | 11:07AM2.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.32m | 4:40PM0.26m | 5:03AM0.22m | 5:13PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 98 | 37 | 52 | 97 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 40 | 62 | 36 | 80 | 80 | 69 | 41 | 41 | 616 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 8 | WSW 19 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 34 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 258 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 24 | 37 | 39 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 38 | 35 | 26 | 52 | 300 | 723 | 1026 | 957 | 1318 | 1989 | 2736 | 3013 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 191 | 192 | 187 | 181 |
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