Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 4PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (04 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.5
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)5109131212121111141413131615141414131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2119172623373670464971841111621421029993706944432615
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
S
20
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossoncross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:15PM
2.54
12:32AM
2.52
12:45PM
2.46
1:02AM
2.43
1:16PM
2.34
1:33AM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:18PM
0.11
6:33AM
0.19
6:46PM
0.20
7:02AM
0.29
7:15PM
0.33
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise--------7:37-------7:39-------
Sunset---7:08-------7:07-------7:06----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C162020181615151416191717151514131520222018151415
Feels °C (?)141817171614141214161416131312111318201916131214
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