Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 04 May 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
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 10AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (04 May)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (04 May)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
15
0.2
WSW
16
0.6
W
5
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
S
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
S
14
0.2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
45
44
44
27
27
27
28
32
34
24
18
20
20
20
20
18
17
18
17
16
25
15
24
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
N
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:20AM2.35m
11:38PM2.38m
11:53AM2.27m
00:12AM2.29m
12:28PM2.16m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.29m
5:22PM0.29m
5:42AM0.36m
5:54PM0.38m
6:16AM0.45m
6:29PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
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5:27
5:24
5:23
5:22
Temp °C
10
10
11
14
15
13
12
11
10
10
11
14
15
13
12
12
13
13
15
20
21
18
17
17
8
8
9
13
13
12
11
9
8
8
9
12
13
12
11
10
11
11
13
18
19
17
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
45
10
16
16
27
27
25
18
20
20
20
18
12
11
11
6
6
3
1
17
16
25
10
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
4
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
15
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
S
15
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
2
45
44
44
7
7
27
28
32
34
24
17
20
20
20
20
18
17
18
1
7
16
15
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
8
3
8
8
3
3
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
4
17
16
15
4
17
7
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
N
3
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
5
16
17
18
25
25
2
1
22
16
1
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
5
5
0
0
108
91
5
5
5
5
5
91
91
91
5
78
78
78
78
78
162
78
78
162
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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