Wainuiomata Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.41° S 174.88° E

Wainuiomata Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainuiomata Reefs sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Wainuiomata Reefs today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainuiomata Reefs at 10AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (20 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Wainuiomata Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
6
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
4
S
11
4
S
12
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
2.4
S
11
2
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
9
3
S
8
2.3
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
195
364
890
1056
2254
3762
5260
4146
2612
1509
935
621
467
360
411
336
256
184
404
1075
703
477
282
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
45
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
40
S
40
S
25
S
5
SSE
20
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
45
N
50
N
50
NNW
30
WSW
40
S
30
S
10
S
5
NW
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:05PM0.92m
00:22AM0.82m
12:43PM0.90m
00:59AM0.78m
1:22PM0.86m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.14m
6:21PM0.16m
6:24AM0.16m
6:59PM0.19m
6:59AM0.19m
7:40PM0.22m
clear
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
6
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
8
10
10
11
10
9
9
8
8
10
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
9
7
9
9
8
Feels °C
4
-2
3
3
2
1
3
7
3
1
2
5
5
4
3
2
2
6
1
-1
6
6
2
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