Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 7AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3945 | 3412 | 2758 | 1882 | 1525 | 1230 | 1004 | 1146 | 1713 | 1871 | 1670 | 1320 | 1141 | 985 | 828 | 710 | 535 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:01AM2.64m | 12:22PM2.53m | 00:38AM2.55m | 1:01PM2.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM0.05m | 6:25PM0.15m | 6:46AM0.16m | 7:02PM0.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 89 | 125 | 151 | 1882 | 1525 | 1230 | 248 | 314 | 314 | 260 | 199 | 153 | 113 | 115 | 119 | 142 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | W 22 | — | — | SW 20 | SW 14 | S 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 411 | 279 | 284 | 157 | 9 | — | — | 15 | 103 | 52 | 95 | 95 | 100 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 93 | 87 | — | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 3945 | 3412 | 2758 | — | — | — | 1004 | 1146 | 1713 | 1871 | 1670 | 1320 | 1141 | 985 | 828 | 710 | 535 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 293 | 181 | 110 | 110 | 70 | 70 | 164 | 169 | 169 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 168 | 181 | 171 | 181 | 181 |
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