Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
9.9° C
1.4° 

Wainakarua River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 11AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (05 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (05 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
0.9
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
13
0.7
S
12
0.6
SE
13
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1094
890
799
716
689
592
480
392
334
282
221
217
273
254
217
160
134
244
230
132
128
130
111
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
SE
5
S
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
10
N
5
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:38AM1.56m
8:05PM1.55m
8:38AM1.58m
9:07PM1.54m
9:44AM1.63m
Low Tide
1:38AM0.37m
2:05PM0.38m
2:32AM0.37m
3:05PM0.38m
3:30AM0.34m
4:07PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
4
3
3
5
6
5
4
3
3
3
3
5
6
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
7
5
5
Feels °C
-1
-2
-1
2
3
3
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
2
2
0
-1
-1
-2
-3
-2
-1
3
1
2
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