Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
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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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 4AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (14 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.2
WSW
2.1
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)1713127881313121212778111198899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19323122425835235511891170108310363874246239482213334320651342109018931981157515661437
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:48-------6:48-------6:50---
Sunset------5:52-------5:52-------5:50-
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--1111--212211---131---
Temp. °C161514141516161413121313151616161515141414151615
Feels °C (?)14121111121312111088891010101010987799
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