Wainuiomata Reefs surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 NZST
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Wainuiomata Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wainuiomata Reefs sea temperature is
13.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Wainuiomata Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Wainuiomata Reefs at 5AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (06 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
143
113
304
228
213
154
149
107
105
92
60
61
63
36
36
36
35
35
18
18
18
18
37
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
50
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:33PM0.90m
8:59AM0.80m
9:16PM0.91m
9:40AM0.80m
9:57PM0.91m
10:19AM0.79m
Low Tide
3:10AM0.14m
3:14PM0.16m
3:48AM0.13m
3:51PM0.15m
4:26AM0.14m
4:27PM0.16m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
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7:11
7:13
7:13
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5:20
5:19
5:17
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
18
5
4
4
5
7
7
8
8
10
11
11
10
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
149
143
113
304
228
213
154
149
107
105
92
60
61
63
36
36
36
35
35
18
18
18
18
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
11
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
5
2
104
106
8
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
2
8
6
7
2
3
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
6
1.9
NW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
5
1.8
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.4
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.3
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
2.1
NNW
6
Energy kJ
154
171
211
232
164
149
193
160
115
98
70
64
52
69
120
160
170
148
80
128
138
163
160
344
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
28
29
44
56
56
56
56
50
56
56
50
28
28
44
44
49
44
44
44
44
44
44
55
55
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
3
1
2
3
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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