Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.0°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 12PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (13 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
1
0
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.6
W
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
SW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
2
W
2
W
1.7
W
1.8
WSW
2.3
WSW
3
W
3
W
2.3
W
Period(s) (?)977777713121414131313121277911111188
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17114682333173482372092852242114194211314127810831048363418430866127422601186620
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise--6:47-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset----5:54-------5:52-------5:52---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---2111-1-111-122251----
Temp. °C161819151716161515141516161412131313131516151515
Feels °C (?)1315161216141412121112121210888911131191010
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