
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 8AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 18 | S 23 | S 23 | S 24 | S 19 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
416 | 458 | 470 | 458 | 440 | 587 | 545 | 627 | 666 | 784 | 2314 | 3118 | 1126 | 1401 | 1302 | 879 | 829 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:59AM1.88m | 5:31PM1.96m | 5:53AM1.83m | 6:24PM1.87m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.06m | 11:18AM-0.02m | 11:52PM0.09m | 12:13PM0.05m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | S 23 | S 23 | S 18 | S 19 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
416 | 458 | 470 | 458 | 440 | 587 | 545 | 627 | 666 | 632 | 2314 | 3118 | 1124 | 1401 | 1302 | 879 | 829 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 18 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
237 | 234 | 295 | 326 | 412 | 422 | 338 | 338 | 357 | 784 | 616 | 600 | 576 | 476 | 419 | 402 | 328 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | — | — | S 15 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | — | S 24 | S 24 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 |
1 | 371 | 452 | — | — | 218 | — | — | 284 | 163 | — | 1355 | 1126 | 724 | 429 | 503 | 359 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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