Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 08 May 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
16.2° 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 4AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (09 May)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
10
1.3
W
11
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
2.2
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
3
W
11
3
W
11
3
W
11
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3.5
W
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
403
666
659
1191
1465
1548
1729
1983
2528
1630
1876
1391
1517
1769
1609
1263
939
510
375
230
461
390
378
Wind (km/h)
35
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
15
WSW
30
S
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:22AM1.97m
2:52PM1.83m
3:24AM1.91m
4:02PM1.80m
4:34AM1.92m
5:16PM1.85m
Low Tide
7:56PM0.72m
8:37AM0.77m
8:59PM0.81m
9:53AM0.80m
10:20PM0.83m
11:15AM0.73m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:11
7:13
7:13
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5:21
5:20
5:19
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
17
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
13
12
10
11
12
13
12
12
14
12
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
8
10
11
7
9
5
5
7
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
10
1.3
W
11
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
14
1.8
WSW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.4
SW
16
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
3
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
158
403
14
15
4
807
69
100
4
5
5
64
5
44
104
1263
939
510
375
230
461
390
378
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
1
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
S
12
0.9
S
12
Energy kJ
13
13
4
4
3
4
18
71
39
96
98
67
64
66
65
134
220
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
9
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
S
12
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
4
2
60
56
123
146
62
85
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
2.2
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
3
W
11
3
W
11
3
W
11
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3.5
W
9
3
WSW
9
0.8
S
4
1.2
S
6
0.5
SE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.8
S
7
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
46
69
666
659
1191
1465
1548
1729
1983
2528
1630
1876
1391
1517
1769
1609
21
101
5
5
7
66
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
Distance (km)
193
0
0
0
0
162
169
169
187
186
171
153
162
162
162
110
110
70
70
70
70
70
7
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
8
7
9
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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