Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Reef today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Reef at 1AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 267 | 494 | 277 | 270 | 252 | 188 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 52 | 210 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 73 | 62 | 57 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:25AM2.04m | 2:51PM1.95m | 3:13AM1.85m | 3:49PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.61m | 8:23AM0.66m | 8:46PM0.80m | 9:13AM0.84m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 11 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 55 | 166 | 277 | 270 | 252 | 188 | 89 | 39 | 102 | 52 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 46 | 37 | 73 | 61 | 56 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 5 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | WSW 9 | S 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 169 | 54 | 192 | 128 | 25 | 127 | 103 | 102 | 24 | 25 | 5 | 50 | 47 | 23 | 45 | 28 | 62 | 57 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | S 13 | WSW 9 | W 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 101 | 64 | 31 | 62 | 121 | 15 | 39 | 24 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 14 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 14 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 267 | 494 | 36 | 53 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 210 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 42 | 74 | 125 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 70 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||
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