Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 11PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1739 | 1960 | 1352 | 1469 | 1469 | 1014 | 557 | 297 | 180 | 180 | 139 | 137 | 127 | 89 | 86 | 61 | 38 | 34 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:46AM2.38m | 2:13PM2.23m | 2:34AM2.25m | 3:05PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.34m | 7:56AM0.34m | 8:12PM0.47m | 8:43AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | -2 | -3 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 197 | 160 | 164 | 106 | 52 | 158 | 41 | 108 | 180 | 180 | 139 | 137 | 127 | 89 | 86 | 61 | 38 | 34 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | W 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 119 | 91 | 77 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 99 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 19 | — | W 17 | WSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | — | 23 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | 1739 | 1960 | 1352 | 1469 | 1469 | 1014 | 557 | 297 | 126 | 75 | 32 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 70 | 70 | 108 | 84 | 78 | 78 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 |
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