Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 93 | 69 | 44 | 86 | 78 | 135 | 258 | 469 | 588 | 617 | 455 | 359 | 383 | 2226 | 3188 | 3856 | 3488 | 2895 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:15AM1.80m | 5:59PM1.81m | 6:30AM1.78m | 7:12PM1.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.90m | 11:40AM0.86m | 00:27AM0.91m | 12:59PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 97 | 93 | 69 | 44 | 86 | 78 | 135 | 258 | 469 | 588 | 13 | 37 | 76 | 190 | — | 3188 | 3856 | 3488 | 2895 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | — | W 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 1 | — | 7 | 13 | 47 | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | 259 | 241 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 9 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 38 | 65 | 92 | 112 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 617 | 455 | 359 | 383 | 2226 | 106 | 248 | 349 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 162 | 162 | 181 | 174 | 174 | 0 |
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