Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 6PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 102 | 99 | 133 | 131 | 195 | 174 | 155 | 100 | 94 | 92 | 58 | 57 | 226 | 233 | 154 | 120 | 117 | 94 | 54 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:10PM2.21m | 2:29AM2.23m | 2:56PM2.07m | 3:15AM2.05m | 3:47PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57AM0.35m | 8:09PM0.47m | 8:38AM0.50m | 8:54PM0.64m | 9:24AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 103 | 102 | 99 | 133 | 131 | 195 | 174 | 155 | 100 | 94 | 92 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 49 | 154 | 120 | 117 | 94 | 54 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 87 | 125 | 46 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 16 | 15 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | W 20 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 26 | 16 | 70 | 108 | 101 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ENE 2 | — | — | WNW 4 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 139 | 226 | 233 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 100 | 108 | 108 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 78 | 13 | 5 |
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