Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 10PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 21 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 481 | 562 | 565 | 418 | 289 | 174 | 119 | 86 | 59 | 57 | 34 | 43 | 493 | 826 | 1198 | 1208 | 1067 | 1465 | 1332 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:55PM2.54m | 12:14PM2.42m | 00:29AM2.53m | 12:49PM2.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.17m | 6:08AM0.14m | 6:18PM0.19m | 6:41AM0.17m | 6:52PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | W 9 | S 11 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 19 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 333 | 332 | 565 | 418 | 289 | 174 | 119 | 78 | 59 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 148 | 19 | 29 | 32 | 50 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | S 11 | WSW 9 | S 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 8 | SW 21 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 187 | 229 | 158 | 106 | 67 | 67 | 81 | 86 | 26 | 57 | 34 | 24 | 108 | 33 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | — | W 21 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | W 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 37 | — | 9 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 25 | 43 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | W 6 | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 481 | 562 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 38 | — | 2 | 43 | 493 | 826 | 1198 | 1208 | 1067 | 1465 | 1332 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 134 | 171 | 163 | 162 | 163 | 171 | 191 |
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