Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.78° E

Wainui Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Reef sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.4° 

Wainui Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 7AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.3
S
7
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.8
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
99
64
125
124
135
139
157
106
155
302
355
339
326
280
273
209
204
150
150
116
124
125
124
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SE
5
S
10
S
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:11AM2.22m
9:29PM2.40m
9:54AM2.38m
10:10PM2.52m
10:32AM2.51m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.35m
3:29PM0.35m
3:54AM0.20m
4:08PM0.22m
4:29AM0.09m
4:43PM0.13m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:43
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6:41
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7:31
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7:32
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7:34
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Temp °C
11
11
10
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
14
16
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
19
18
17
15
Feels °C
9
10
9
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
12
15
16
15
15
15
13
14
15
17
17
16
14
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