Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 08 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 2PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (08 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (08 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.2
WSW
0.6
W
0.2
WSW
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1
SSW
1
S
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414141355999915815666141466121010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202020181735342940565423462388929866527476795956
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
S
15
S
10
S
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
2.04
1:46AM
2.01
2:08PM
1.87
2:39AM
1.86
3:12PM
1.73
3:55AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
0.58
7:23PM
0.64
7:49AM
0.75
8:09PM
0.81
8:49AM
0.90
9:22PM
0.94
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------
Sunset---6:01-------6:00------5:59-----
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C212118171514131316212118161515141518181615141313
Feels °C (?)202017161412111114191917161413131516161512111111
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