Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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Wainakarua River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 5AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (07 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (07 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s

Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.2
E
1.1
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)66666677889991010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64504889772052763924389091261593619792687630575504443379371314307257
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:21PM
1.58
6:43AM
1.47
7:13PM
1.53
7:37AM
1.41
8:10PM
1.49
8:36AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
0.48
1:00PM
0.48
1:38AM
0.53
1:53PM
0.52
2:33AM
0.55
2:47PM
0.53
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----7:01-------7:01-------7:03---
Sunset-------6:15-------6:13-------6:12
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121212131313141414141312141720181716161615171615
Feels °C (?)91010111010101010101010131417151313131413151313
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