Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 5AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 787 | 640 | 440 | 422 | 212 | 233 | 263 | 303 | 407 | 636 | 852 | 994 | 836 | 1329 | 1649 | 1996 | 1689 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:23PM2.55m | 10:40AM2.49m | 10:54PM2.63m | 11:13AM2.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37AM0.08m | 4:48PM0.08m | 5:08AM0.01m | 5:19PM0.05m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 13 | S 11 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 | SW 17 | S 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 26 | 15 | 40 | 38 | 95 | 8 | 82 | 80 | 2 | 74 | 4 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | S 11 | WSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 23 | W 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 13 | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 787 | 640 | 440 | 422 | 212 | 233 | 263 | 303 | 407 | 636 | 852 | 994 | 836 | 1329 | 1649 | 1996 | 1689 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 162 | 162 | 111 | 108 | 169 | 169 | 162 | 108 | 162 | 165 | 136 | 162 | 171 | 166 | 166 | 191 |
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