Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 6PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 343 | 440 | 458 | 520 | 520 | 510 | 687 | 665 | 507 | 368 | 378 | 521 | 652 | 463 | 355 | 308 | 232 | 196 | 166 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:01PM2.52m | 00:21AM2.66m | 12:44PM2.45m | 1:04AM2.56m | 1:27PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.10m | 6:37AM0.11m | 6:48PM0.19m | 7:17AM0.21m | 7:28PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 174 | 223 | 229 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 178 | 148 | 146 | 103 | 327 | 312 | 312 | 243 | 235 | 308 | 232 | 196 | 134 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | WSW 18 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 29 | 23 | 40 | 130 | 233 | 133 | 120 | 104 | 100 | 214 | 173 | 171 | 166 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 24 | S 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 21 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 17 | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 43 | 103 | 86 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 57 | 91 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 210 | 343 | 440 | 458 | 520 | 520 | 510 | 687 | 665 | 507 | 368 | 378 | 521 | 652 | 463 | 355 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 162 | 162 | 0 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 110 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 5 |
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