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Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 10AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1336 | 1936 | 1873 | 1768 | 1643 | 1739 | 1980 | 1220 | 1325 | 706 | 505 | 828 | 681 | 660 | 567 | 540 | 459 | 452 | 355 | 283 | 263 | 198 | 184 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:25AM 1.92 | 7:52PM 2.11 | 8:21AM 2.10 | 8:40PM 2.28 | 9:04AM 2.26 | 9:19PM 2.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:34AM 0.69 | 1:54PM 0.65 | 2:26AM 0.51 | 2:40PM 0.47 | 3:05AM 0.34 | 3:17PM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wanganui-Manawatu
Offshore wind has become cross-off at Wainui Reef (fresh winds from the NW at WanganuiAeroAws 24 km from Wainui Reef). 3.0m 10s swell from the W which is too big for here.
24 km away, 43 min ago
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