Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 3PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 432 | 432 | 501 | 800 | 1413 | 1947 | 2510 | 2727 | 2455 | 2151 | 1739 | 1198 | 1020 | 926 | 710 | 463 | 311 | 220 | 171 | 169 | 122 | 121 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:42PM2.07m | 4:06AM2.14m | 4:45PM2.04m | 5:13AM2.10m | 5:55PM2.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26AM0.50m | 9:47PM0.63m | 10:30AM0.56m | 11:02PM0.67m | 11:46AM0.58m | 00:23AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 50 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 40 | 60 | 72 | 242 | 129 | 166 | 156 | 107 | 104 | 106 | 128 | 207 | 270 | 202 | 179 | 171 | 92 | 46 | 36 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 31 | 49 | 57 | — | — | 45 | 44 | 38 | 97 | 95 | 54 | 109 | 108 | 107 | 17 | 19 | 169 | 122 | 121 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | S 13 | W 8 | S 16 | S 11 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 34 | 33 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 38 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 198 | 432 | 432 | 501 | 800 | 1413 | 1947 | 2510 | 2727 | 2455 | 2151 | 1739 | 1198 | 1020 | 926 | 710 | 463 | 311 | 220 | 143 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 186 | 203 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 212 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 111 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
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