Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 8PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (27 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
1
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.9
S
2.4
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)1313666131313131314141413131313131267687
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)696878926665804164116939796886766644039219274284636303
Wind
(km/h)
0
S
10
SSW
15
S
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
5
E
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
SW
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrossoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02AM
1.91
7:50PM
1.88
8:30AM
2.04
9:06PM
2.04
9:33AM
2.25
10:01PM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:59PM
0.78
2:32AM
0.72
3:13PM
0.58
3:33AM
0.52
4:04PM
0.37
4:19AM
0.33
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise--------7:01-------7:01-------
Sunset---8:06-------8:05-------8:02----
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------------111
Temp. °C16181816131313131417201816151615171919171512910
Feels °C (?)17171612889910141716151415141415151313756
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