Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 25 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 1AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)121212171616151414141412141312121111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)151414302664595452355273140157187177213195229204194234230179
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24PM
2.11
3:56AM
2.07
4:34PM
1.90
5:17AM
1.92
6:07PM
1.79
6:54AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:24PM
0.63
10:10AM
0.74
10:48PM
0.84
12:09PM
0.85
12:55AM
0.86
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise------7:28-------7:28-------7:30-
Sunset-7:24-------7:23-------7:22------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1511561------------
Temp. °C201817151515151515151719191921222322191817161922
Feels °C (?)181616141313141213131518171720202221191817161920
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