Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 3AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (25 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (25 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212171616151514141614131212111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43421615141415141430266459545257126203264239228157164146
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
SE
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscrosscrossonononcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:56AM
2.28
3:24PM
2.11
3:56AM
2.07
4:34PM
1.90
5:17AM
1.92
6:07PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:32PM
0.39
9:00AM
0.52
9:24PM
0.63
10:10AM
0.74
10:48PM
0.84
12:09PM
0.85
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----7:26-------7:28-------7:28---
Sunset-------7:24-------7:23-------7:22
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------13695211-1---
Temp. °C161616161720201818171514151615161717181919222121
Feels °C (?)171616161719181717161412131412131515161819201920
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