Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 09 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 8PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (09 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (09 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
1.3
SSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)15151515715151515151414141414131313131111111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)226226226178157146146144142142138100977571484443422121201414
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
W
20
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
0
NE
0
NE
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
2.22
2:37AM
2.14
2:53PM
2.04
3:15AM
1.96
3:36PM
1.85
4:08AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:01AM
0.41
8:17PM
0.47
8:34AM
0.59
8:51PM
0.65
9:14AM
0.78
9:36PM
0.84
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise--------7:11-------7:13-------
Sunset---7:51-------7:50-------7:47----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171917161513131314171919151414141517191714131212
Feels °C (?)15171413117878131514101112121415171614131111
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