Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
11.2° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (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 10AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
1
4
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
5
0.3
S
13
0.6
E
8
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
10
2
S
6
2.2
S
8
1.9
S
7
2.2
S
9
1.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
444
356
329
263
258
128
236
187
60
60
132
64
63
176
31
32
51
103
100
328
549
392
741
343
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
N
5
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WNW
30
WSW
20
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:21AM1.61m
10:45PM1.61m
11:17AM1.60m
11:37PM1.57m
12:08PM1.61m
Low Tide
4:02AM0.27m
4:27PM0.32m
4:53AM0.31m
5:19PM0.37m
5:41AM0.34m
6:09PM0.41m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
9
10
8
8
8
7
8
8
10
10
9
7
5
8
7
7
7
8
7
5
5
Feels °C
4
4
4
7
8
6
5
5
3
4
4
6
8
3
1
0
0
1
-2
-1
-1
0
-1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
7
0.7
S
5
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
S
6
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
9
Energy kJ
444
356
329
263
258
128
236
187
56
33
132
64
7
4
10
28
51
69
52
50
36
44
208
343
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
SSE
14
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
S
13
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
2
64
2
3
60
60
3
16
63
9
31
18
32
103
100
110
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
S
13
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
SSE
14
Energy kJ
1
8
2
1
2
1
1
3
4
17
4
2
32
73
43
62
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
0.6
WSW
4
2
S
6
2.2
S
8
1.9
S
7
2.2
S
9
Energy kJ
11
9
4
7
176
27
41
87
11
328
549
392
741
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
4
4
1
4
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
0
104
97
0
87
0
97
231
231
43
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
4
2
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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