Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 8AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2056 | 1619 | 1134 | 761 | 550 | 374 | 98 | 164 | 196 | 188 | 208 | 252 | 330 | 243 | 182 | 121 | 101 | 71 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross |
High Tide | 10:03PM1.56m | 10:30AM1.55m | 10:56PM1.60m | 11:25AM1.65m | 11:50PM1.66m | 12:21PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22AM0.35m | 4:44PM0.31m | 5:10AM0.28m | 5:37PM0.26m | 6:01AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
2056 | 1619 | 1134 | 761 | 550 | 374 | 98 | 164 | 196 | 188 | 133 | 252 | 330 | 243 | 182 | 121 | 101 | 71 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 23 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 9 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | NE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
— | — | — | — | 55 | 17 | 82 | 43 | 37 | 125 | 208 | 86 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 25 | 2 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 11 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 9 | S 19 | S 14 | S 18 | NNE 3 | — | — | NE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 19 | 16 | 53 | 48 | 45 | 126 | 58 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 15 |
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