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Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
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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
15.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 1AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | |
161 | 156 | 151 | 158 | 269 | 110 | 148 | 69 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 72 | 69 | 38 | 45 | 44 | 55 | 50 | 47 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:18PM2.15m | 7:36AM2.31m | 8:08PM2.33m | 8:26AM2.46m | 8:54PM2.50m | 9:13AM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37AM0.45m | 2:05PM0.25m | 2:25AM0.29m | 2:50PM0.12m | 3:11AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | |
5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 12 |
161 | 156 | 151 | 158 | 269 | 39 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 30 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 72 | 50 | 38 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
44 | 43 | 25 | 17 | 82 | 110 | 72 | 67 | 61 | 58 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 69 | 15 | 45 | 34 | 55 | 50 | 47 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 21 |
117 | 111 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 79 | 148 | 69 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 35 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 |
11 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 108 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 108 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 108 |
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