Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 5AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 15 | S 7 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 955 | 773 | 516 | 443 | 348 | 176 | 144 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 50 | 49 | 159 | 101 | 1567 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:32AM2.59m | 12:52PM2.44m | 1:08AM2.43m | 1:29PM2.29m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM0.12m | 6:39AM0.14m | 6:51PM0.25m | 7:11AM0.29m | 7:25PM0.42m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 6 | S 9 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 455 | 393 | 353 | 353 | 348 | 176 | 144 | 61 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 44 | 52 | 101 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 223 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 54 | 52 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 45 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | W 18 | S 7 | S 8 | WSW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 30 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 49 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | 955 | 773 | 516 | 443 | 269 | 152 | 85 | 47 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 49 | 159 | 39 | 1567 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 108 | 108 | 100 | 78 | 27 | 7 | 27 | 78 | 78 | 173 | 108 | 100 |
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