Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 01 May 2026 NZST
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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
16.4° C
(Which is 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: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (01 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.9
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
133
133
133
131
123
120
120
120
88
44
56
94
58
54
54
82
81
51
74
46
46
45
45
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
0
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
WNW
15
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SW
10
SW
0
W
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:40AM2.41m
10:01PM2.44m
10:14AM2.42m
10:33PM2.46m
10:47AM2.41m
11:05PM2.44m
Low Tide
3:51PM0.21m
4:07AM0.25m
4:20PM0.20m
4:38AM0.25m
4:50PM0.23m
5:09AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
7:05
7:05
7:07
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
Temp °C
7
12
13
11
10
10
10
10
10
14
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
14
14
12
11
11
10
10
5
11
11
9
8
8
8
7
7
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
13
12
12
10
10
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
138
133
133
133
131
123
120
120
120
88
44
56
45
43
31
15
9
81
51
74
46
46
45
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
S
8
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
W
5
0.1
S
13
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
13
12
50
25
23
21
20
18
8
8
41
44
94
58
54
54
82
5
4
3
2
1
14
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
10
0.3
SW
16
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
S
11
0.2
WSW
9
Energy kJ
37
35
12
12
4
4
4
4
4
7
40
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
8
8
2
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
W
4
0.9
W
5
1.1
W
6
0.2
W
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
3
1
2
9
45
80
2
2
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
97
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
162
0
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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