Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 5AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 123 | 220 | 189 | 146 | 134 | 107 | 104 | 116 | 123 | 101 | 284 | 1220 | 459 | 766 | 606 | 423 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:45AM1.99m | 5:30PM1.98m | 6:11AM1.97m | 6:54PM2.06m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26PM0.74m | 11:16AM0.72m | 00:09AM0.74m | 12:51PM0.67m | |||||||||||||
 | | | |  |  | | | | | |  | |  |  |  |  | |
 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 11 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 49 | 48 | 220 | 189 | 146 | 134 | 107 | 104 | 116 | 123 | 101 | 284 | 511 | 35 | 388 | 416 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 79 | 123 | 72 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 18 | 86 | 17 | 55 | 32 | 54 | 49 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | W 19 | W 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 84 | 76 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 82 | 17 | 57 | 17 | 7 | 50 | 21 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 98 | 107 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 61 | 1220 | 459 | 766 | 606 | 423 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Wainui Reef surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest