Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 07 May 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
16.1° 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 7PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.5
W
8
0.6
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
1.1
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.8
WNW
10
2
WNW
11
2.1
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.3
W
11
2.4
W
11
3
W
11
3
W
8
3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
22
21
21
36
59
106
135
135
108
145
117
269
536
703
899
918
987
1029
1230
1439
1904
1181
1552
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:07PM2.05m
1:31AM2.07m
1:54PM1.93m
2:22AM1.97m
2:52PM1.83m
3:24AM1.91m
Low Tide
6:54AM0.57m
7:09PM0.60m
7:39AM0.68m
7:56PM0.72m
8:37AM0.77m
8:59PM0.81m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
3
4
Temp °C
17
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
20
20
18
17
16
15
14
15
16
16
14
13
14
14
14
14
17
16
16
15
13
13
14
14
16
15
13
12
12
10
10
11
12
12
10
9
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
1.1
W
11
1.5
W
11
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
24
22
21
11
36
59
106
135
135
108
145
117
269
536
14
15
30
44
68
3
4
5
5
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
4
2
8
21
21
21
9
9
8
8
13
13
13
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
W
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
1
4
4
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
1
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.5
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
10
2
WNW
11
2.1
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.3
W
11
2.4
W
11
3
W
11
3
W
8
3
W
9
Energy kJ
2
5
10
12
7
12
12
6
5
19
26
37
52
170
703
899
918
987
1029
1230
1439
1904
1181
1552
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
Distance (km)
162
162
162
162
162
0
0
0
0
0
162
193
305
0
162
0
0
162
162
162
162
171
169
153
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
4
3
3
2
3
1
1
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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