Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 8PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (15 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (15 Apr)11ft (3.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
2
W
2.5
WSW
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
W
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.4
W
1.1
WSW
1.8
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.7
WNW
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)7111112889910101099887121212126778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)311988150526301578139515812378236020072056193017211313899636336911218206245134142187
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:50-------5:49-----
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11----12-1--------------
Temp. °C141617151515151414141615141515131518181615161616
Feels °C (?)101313101010976798891091214141312121111
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