Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 NZDT
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
17.8° 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 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.7
SSW
0.2
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)14141313131313121212121212516161514161616131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51474544434216151414151416302664595477121129225273251
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscrossglassonononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:30PM
2.35
2:56AM
2.28
3:24PM
2.11
3:56AM
2.07
4:34PM
1.90
5:17AM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:11AM
0.29
8:32PM
0.39
9:00AM
0.52
9:24PM
0.63
10:10AM
0.74
10:48PM
0.84
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--------7:26-------7:28-------
Sunset---7:27-------7:24-------7:23----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------24352-12-
Temp. °C172018171616161618201917171616151515161618181718
Feels °C (?)172018171716161618191717171615131313141215181617
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