Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am 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 4PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
W
1.8
W
1.4
W
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.4
W
0.9
WSW
0.7
SW
1
WSW
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
2.1
W
2.5
WSW
3
W
3
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)7771117131214141313131212127811121211889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)173293187130190623224211419115512071154989841139246139611041586277322346826981653
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------
Sunset--5:54-------5:52-------5:52-----
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-3421-11112--51251-----2
Temp. °C191617161615141415161514121214121316161515151415
Feels °C (?)161415131412111112131111989710131210910910
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