Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 8AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 177 | 124 | 73 | 59 | 63 | 47 | 42 | 39 | 43 | 40 | 109 | 177 | 160 | 112 | 97 | 66 | 66 | 58 | 56 | 51 | 48 | 302 | 372 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:29AM1.67m | 6:10PM1.77m | 6:56AM1.74m | 7:23PM1.89m | 7:59AM1.90m | 8:16PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16PM0.96m | 11:56AM0.96m | 00:56AM0.87m | 1:21PM0.84m | 1:59AM0.68m | 2:16PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 |
| kJ | 177 | 124 | 73 | 55 | 38 | 24 | 15 | 25 | 43 | 40 | 76 | 72 | 160 | 112 | 89 | 66 | 66 | 48 | 47 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 18 | 295 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 9 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 93 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 63 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 62 | 97 | 97 | 62 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 58 | 56 | 33 | — | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | W 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 17 | 109 | 177 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 66 | 302 | 372 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 112 | 181 | 162 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 0 |
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