Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 19 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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 4AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
3
SSW
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)1515141414131212910101010101010109998999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109110911031886711468329189135339344314388141613714347834063103283422631769128194111771033
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
E
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
S
20
SE
25
SSE
40
S
45
S
50
S
45
S
50
S
45
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:26PM
2.72
11:46AM
2.65
12:09AM
2.63
12:31PM
2.49
12:55AM
2.48
1:21PM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:36AM
0.01
5:55PM
0.06
6:18AM
0.14
6:37PM
0.23
7:05AM
0.33
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:56---
Sunset------5:45-------5:43-------5:42-
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
2----1112122773232---11-
Temp. °C141312131313141413131110101111111111111112111111
Feels °C (?)12111012111112119620012122234334
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