Wainui Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.78° E

Wainui Reef, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Reef sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.2° 

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

Pākaraka

7 km NE136 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the S
(7 km/h at 180°)
9.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Rapanui

14 km E63 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
Dry
20
light winds from the S
(19 km/h at 180°)
10.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whanganui City

23 km ESE8 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
No weather report

(- km/h at -°)
10.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

WanganuiAeroAws

24 km ESE14 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
clearDry
30
moderate winds from the S
(28 km/h at 180°)
11 °C10 km
10 km
-
no observation
-

Whanganui East

25 km ESE3 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 135°)
9.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Ngamatapouri

32 km N70 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
wind obs. (9 kph from 135 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Ranana

42 km NE68 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
light rainDry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 225°)
5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kauangaroa

45 km E67 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry

(- km/h at -°)
9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Farm

46 km NW121 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the W
(6 km/h at 270°)
9.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

HaweraAws

50 km WNW100 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
-
30
moderate winds from the WSW
(28 km/h at 240°)
10.8 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

* 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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