Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 6PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
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 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 329 | 263 | 258 | 128 | 236 | 187 | 60 | 60 | 93 | 64 | 63 | 225 | 35 | 31 | 51 | 113 | 73 | 379 | 616 | 517 | 292 | 998 | 383 | 322 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:21AM1.61m | 10:45PM1.61m | 11:17AM1.60m | 11:37PM1.57m | 12:08PM1.61m | 00:26AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.32m | 4:53AM0.31m | 5:19PM0.37m | 5:41AM0.34m | 6:09PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | S 5 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 329 | 263 | 258 | 128 | 236 | 187 | 56 | 33 | 93 | 64 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 51 | 94 | 73 | 54 | 24 | 47 | 150 | 433 | 383 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | ENE 7 | SSE 13 | ENE 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 2 | 3 | 60 | 60 | 3 | 16 | 63 | 9 | 35 | 18 | 32 | 113 | 73 | — | — | — | 68 | 75 | 68 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | — | S 9 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 17 | — | 2 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 92 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | S 13 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 7 | — | 225 | 52 | 71 | 36 | 44 | 61 | 379 | 616 | 517 | 292 | 998 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 104 | 216 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 53 | 231 | 231 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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