Wainui Reef Surf Break

Wainui Reef, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.78° E

Issued: 11 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Reef sea temperature is
14.0° C

Normal for this time of year

Wainui Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Wainui Reef based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Wainui Reef right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Wainui Reef

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Ohakea Airport

63 km SE5 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
25
moderate winds from the WNW
(26 km/h at 290°)
16 °C10.0
10.0


Karere wx

85 km SE15 m above sea level

29 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the W
(10 km/h at 265°)
25
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Palmerston North

91 km SE31 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
wind obs. (8 kph from 333 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waiongana wx

98 km NW138 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 203°)
10
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tumahu wx

98 km WNW216 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 259°)
5
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Otaki

103 km SSE12 m above sea level

20 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 260°)
10
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ballance wx

104 km SE160 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the W
(8 km/h at 270°)
20
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kapiti Aeromodellers

122 km S6 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 200°)
10
15.6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paekakariki

127 km S267 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
15
light winds from the W
(17 km/h at 273°)
20
13.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paremata

138 km S20 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (8 kph from 277 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Wainui Reef and within an acceptable time window.

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