Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 8AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | S 8 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 115 | 279 | 314 | 363 | 414 | 672 | 301 | 680 | 307 | 641 | 655 | 590 | 506 | 327 | 192 | 332 | 332 | 492 | 854 | 715 | 602 | 604 | 348 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:36AM2.25m | 12:55PM2.11m | 1:17AM2.20m | 1:39PM2.05m | 2:01AM2.14m | 2:28PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.44m | 6:46AM0.49m | 6:58PM0.50m | 7:29AM0.54m | 7:41PM0.57m | 8:17AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 9 | 17 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 19 | W 10 | W 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 78 | 115 | 279 | 314 | 363 | 221 | 423 | 301 | 363 | 307 | 322 | 319 | 326 | 326 | 14 | 192 | 332 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 715 | 602 | 445 | 348 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | WSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 10 | — | — | W 23 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 2 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 9 | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | SW 22 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | W 10 | WNW 9 | N 3 | WNW 9 | N 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 4 | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 414 | 672 | 5 | 680 | 6 | 641 | 655 | 590 | 506 | 327 | 27 | — | 332 | 492 | 854 | 80 | 494 | 604 | 306 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 0 | 174 | 70 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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