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Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
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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
16.2° 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 8AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | WSW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | WSW 16 | S 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 56 | 78 | 101 | 103 | 139 | 117 | 158 | 823 | 1121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 00:12AM2.29m | 12:28PM2.16m | 00:49AM2.18m | 1:07PM2.05m | 1:31AM2.07m | 1:54PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.45m | 6:29PM0.49m | 6:54AM0.57m | 7:09PM0.60m | 7:39AM0.68m | 7:56PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:21 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 15 | WNW 6 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 56 | 78 | 101 | 103 | 139 | 117 | 158 | 198 | 291 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 15 | SW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 6 | W 10 | WSW 15 | W 9 | WSW 14 | NW 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — |
18 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 13 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 13 | SW 4 | SW 14 | — | NW 6 | W 6 | S 13 | S 14 | NW 6 | W 11 | S 14 | W 10 | WSW 15 | S 14 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | — |
15 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 35 | 52 | 823 | 1121 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 162 | 110 | 27 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 91 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 162 |
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