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Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
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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
16.1° 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 6PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 15 | WSW 14 | S 14 | WSW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | WSW 16 | S 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 9 | |
24 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 37 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:53AM2.27m | 00:12AM2.29m | 12:28PM2.16m | 00:49AM2.18m | 1:07PM2.05m | 1:31AM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM0.38m | 6:16AM0.45m | 6:29PM0.49m | 6:54AM0.57m | 7:09PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | |
— | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
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Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 15 | S 14 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 9 |
13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 37 | 108 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 15 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 6 | W 10 | WSW 15 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 15 |
24 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 6 | W 6 | — | S 13 | W 6 | S 14 | NW 7 | W 10 | WSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 12 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 91 | 108 | 27 | 27 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 110 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 70 | 162 | 0 |
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