Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 7PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1019 | 769 | 681 | 507 | 323 | 377 | 181 | 437 | 461 | 379 | 313 | 303 | 284 | 224 | 209 | 205 | 151 | 143 | 102 | 100 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:41AM1.85m | 8:14PM1.96m | 8:36AM1.96m | 9:02PM2.10m | 9:21AM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01PM0.75m | 2:32AM0.72m | 2:49PM0.62m | 3:16AM0.57m | 3:30PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1019 | 769 | 681 | 507 | 323 | 377 | 181 | 437 | 461 | 379 | 313 | 303 | 284 | 224 | 209 | 205 | 151 | 143 | 102 | 100 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 14 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 123 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 7 | S 14 | S 3 | S 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 9 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 2 | S 7 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 26 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 0 |
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