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Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.1° 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 7PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | |
165 | 138 | 110 | 120 | 161 | 466 | 793 | 954 | 1276 | 1320 | 1168 | 1271 | 2077 | 1782 | 2299 | 1918 | 1517 | 1861 | 1918 | 2405 | 2047 | 1380 | 705 | 451 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | 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-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:54PM1.93m | 2:22AM1.97m | 2:52PM1.83m | 3:24AM1.91m | 4:02PM1.80m | 4:34AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39AM0.68m | 7:56PM0.72m | 8:37AM0.77m | 8:59PM0.81m | 9:53AM0.80m | 10:20PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | SW 19 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | S 14 | WSW 12 | — | — | SW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
 kJ | 165 | 138 | 110 | 120 | 161 | 466 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 792 | 69 | 100 | 4 | 390 | — | — | 64 | 5 | 42 | 67 | 65 | 1380 | 705 | 451 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 5 | SW 14 | SW 18 | — | S 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 | — | 4 | 15 | 13 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 69 | — | — | 34 | 17 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 18 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | — | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 106 | 793 | 954 | 1276 | 1320 | 1168 | 1271 | 2077 | 1782 | 2299 | 1918 | 1517 | 1861 | 1918 | 2405 | 2047 | — | 237 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 193 | 310 | 285 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 162 | 169 | 176 | 165 | 153 | 166 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 153 | 162 | 70 | 23 | 70 |
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