Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 8AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 336 | 655 | 1531 | 1631 | 1504 | 1416 | 1363 | 1293 | 1115 | 928 | 2247 | 2441 | 886 | 886 | 785 | 760 | 981 | 1975 | 771 | 655 | 547 | 386 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:08AM2.22m | 2:39PM2.12m | 3:10AM2.02m | 3:49PM1.97m | 4:32AM1.88m | 5:20PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.53m | 8:41PM0.65m | 9:18AM0.73m | 10:14PM0.81m | 11:08AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 107 | 109 | 129 | 68 | 127 | 102 | 121 | 112 | 122 | 186 | 248 | 1 | 4 | 886 | 886 | 785 | 760 | 981 | 1975 | 771 | 305 | 381 | 373 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 437 | 5 | 5 | 655 | 475 | 386 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 8 | — | S 13 | — | — | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 13 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 3 |
| kJ | 180 | 336 | 655 | 1531 | 1631 | 1504 | 1416 | 1363 | 1293 | 1115 | 928 | 2247 | 2441 | 413 | 350 | 427 | 424 | 326 | 394 | 229 | 540 | 547 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 189 | 189 | 201 | 201 | 226 | 279 | 171 | 108 | 166 | 166 | 169 | 202 | 0 | 169 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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