Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 28 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
18.1° C
(Which is 2.7°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 3PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Nov)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 Nov)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (28 Nov)5ft (1.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.2
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.6
WNW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.7
SW
1.3
WNW
0.6
WSW
1.4
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)896998877777887111214141481387
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)326493267386328210277194232262225198377377276176199389521203181118221286
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:18PM
2.04
4:57AM
1.90
5:24PM
2.05
6:07AM
1.96
6:32PM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:54AM
0.71
10:47PM
0.67
11:10AM
0.74
12:03AM
0.61
12:29PM
0.68
1:12AM
0.50
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Sunrise-------5:47-------5:47-------5:47
Sunset---8:29-------8:30-------8:30----
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1-------------------1---
Temp. °C191920191514131417191817141312121920201917151414
Feels °C (?)17151615121110111314131310109101617161714121111
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