Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 10PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 269 | 432 | 474 | 790 | 653 | 395 | 257 | 322 | 458 | 1055 | 1055 | 1042 | 904 | 848 | 441 | 358 | 353 | 245 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:20PM1.89m | 7:48AM1.91m | 8:06PM2.09m | 8:29AM2.11m | 8:43PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM0.71m | 2:01PM0.64m | 2:26AM0.49m | 2:39PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | S 7 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 269 | 432 | 474 | 40 | 115 | 395 | 257 | 232 | 216 | 1055 | 1055 | 1042 | 904 | 848 | 441 | 358 | 353 | 245 | 236 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | S 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 93 | 130 | 72 | 118 | 19 | 154 | 178 | 322 | 458 | 17 | 18 | 69 | 73 | 60 | 76 | 110 | 39 | 54 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SW 18 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 90 | 84 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 50 | 5 | 26 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | 42 | — | 373 | 790 | 653 | 64 | 252 | 199 | 209 | 171 | 126 | 157 | — | — | — | — | 136 | 25 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 70 | 162 | 134 | 168 | 134 | 23 | 108 | 70 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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