Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 4PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 26 | 16 | 25 | 38 | 75 | 100 | 125 | 321 | 287 | 243 | 211 | 84 | 197 | 234 | 340 | 64 | 326 | 324 | 330 | 348 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:16AM2.49m | 11:31PM2.42m | 11:50AM2.47m | 00:06AM2.37m | 12:24PM2.41m | 00:40AM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM0.24m | 5:35AM0.22m | 5:55PM0.27m | 6:07AM0.28m | 6:28PM0.34m | 6:39AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | 8:12 |
mm | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 26 | 16 | 25 | 38 | 75 | 100 | 125 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 25 | 84 | 35 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 57 | 55 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | ESE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | — | NW 7 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | — | W 18 | — | S 10 | S 13 | S 16 | W 18 | W 18 | S 9 | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 39 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 3 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 6 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 321 | 287 | 243 | 211 | 69 | 197 | 234 | 340 | 187 | 326 | 324 | 330 | 348 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 27 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 162 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 162 | 166 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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