Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
17.6° C
(Which is 2.4°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 6PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (25 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (25 Nov)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
W
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
W
0.9
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)4121212121213111313138899888888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91414282613161117772125410673949466107172318307315268
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:42PM
2.23
2:02AM
2.08
2:26PM
2.15
2:51AM
1.99
3:17PM
2.08
3:50AM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:24AM
0.46
7:52PM
0.52
8:05AM
0.55
8:38PM
0.60
8:53AM
0.64
9:36PM
0.65
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise-------5:48-------5:48-------5:48
Sunset---8:24-------8:27-------8:28----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------10
Temp. °C202120181716161621252523191818182224252120202019
Feels °C (?)191919181615141419222222171516161921231919192018
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