Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 05 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 5AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (06 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (06 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
S
0.1
SW
0.1
NW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.6
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)616151414141313131313121212121012111414141456
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)801621421389993704544432615151414865212120202037
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
SE
15
S
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
NNW
5
N
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:02AM
2.43
12:16PM
2.34
12:33AM
2.31
12:48PM
2.20
1:07AM
2.17
1:24PM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
0.29
6:15PM
0.33
6:34AM
0.42
6:47PM
0.48
7:08AM
0.58
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise----6:39-------6:41-------6:41---
Sunset-------6:06-------6:04-------6:01
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------11---111-
Temp. °C151413121420222017161515161616151819191818181817
Feels °C (?)121211101217181814141212141516141617171718181716
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