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Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.9° 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 10PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 49 | 74 | 49 | 51 | 50 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 75 | 98 | 122 | 95 | 102 | 80 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:25AM 2.62 | 1:45PM 2.56 | 2:07AM 2.47 | 2:30PM 2.35 | 2:56AM 2.28 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:31AM 0.11 | 7:50PM 0.17 | 8:11AM 0.29 | 8:32PM 0.39 | 9:00AM 0.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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