Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 21 Mar 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
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 3PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)61313131313131316161515141414141413141417161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)424644424142664410061575749734951504646497598122118
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
S
10
SSW
5
S
0
SSE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
10
S
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
2.78
12:46AM
2.70
1:04PM
2.71
1:25AM
2.62
1:45PM
2.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:17AM
-0.07
6:38PM
-0.10
6:53AM
-0.02
7:13PM
0.00
7:31AM
0.11
7:50PM
0.17
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise--7:22-------7:24-------7:24-----
Sunset-----7:31-------7:30-------7:29--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101013161615131212111518181614141313162121181717
Feels °C (?)771013131413111191416161613131111151919171716
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