Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 11AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 162 | 164 | 162 | 146 | 128 | 265 | 135 | 142 | 161 | 617 | 481 | 431 | 327 | 235 | 328 | 413 | 478 | 1947 | 2003 | 3103 | 2322 | 1729 | 1121 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:46PM2.46m | 1:01AM2.35m | 1:18PM2.33m | 1:34AM2.19m | 1:53PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29AM0.20m | 6:46PM0.28m | 6:59AM0.32m | 7:18PM0.42m | 7:31AM0.48m | 7:54PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 49 | 28 | 162 | 146 | 103 | 155 | 135 | 142 | 161 | 29 | 43 | 43 | 102 | 154 | 328 | 79 | 478 | 561 | 577 | 640 | 595 | 526 | 339 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 9 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 |
| kJ | 162 | 164 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 96 | 46 | 44 | 13 | 31 | 74 | 43 | 127 | 2 | 413 | 67 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WNW 8 | W 7 | — | W 20 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 4 | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NNW 3 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | — | SW 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 145 | 2 | 59 | 91 | 128 | 265 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 617 | 481 | 431 | 327 | 235 | 163 | — | 71 | 1947 | 2003 | 3103 | 2322 | 1729 | 1121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 193 | 188 | 162 | 162 | 111 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 109 | 192 | 186 | 192 | 336 | 174 | 108 |
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