Wainui Reef surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 Feb 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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 7AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.1
WSW
1.6
WSW
1
W
0.5
SW
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
0.8
WSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
W
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)8888131110131212677766776918171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77157430211588859678593712322627815294431311145544507769130
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
S
10
SSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
S
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:27AM
2.43
2:47PM
2.40
3:14AM
2.26
3:38PM
2.19
4:10AM
2.08
4:43PM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
0.16
8:28AM
0.29
8:52PM
0.35
9:13AM
0.49
9:42PM
0.57
10:15AM
0.70
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise---6:54-------6:56-------6:56----
Sunset-------8:12-------8:10-------8:08
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151311111519191614131313171918181615141317242219
Feels °C (?)111199131617141211109131717171512121116232019
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