Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 6AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSW 15 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 17 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 279 | 387 | 317 | 300 | 302 | 308 | 314 | 404 | 381 | 368 | 326 | 319 | 319 | 308 | 296 | 259 | 264 | 230 | 215 | 260 | 322 | 242 | 239 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:28PM1.55m | 10:01AM1.59m | 10:28PM1.58m | 11:03AM1.68m | 11:29PM1.64m | 12:04PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM0.34m | 4:20PM0.34m | 4:45AM0.29m | 5:19PM0.30m | 5:41AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 279 | 279 | 317 | 300 | 302 | 308 | 313 | 313 | 313 | 319 | 326 | 319 | 319 | 308 | 296 | 259 | 264 | 202 | 194 | 154 | 122 | 122 | 92 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 18 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 253 | 387 | 153 | 101 | 43 | 33 | 314 | 404 | 381 | 368 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 230 | 215 | 260 | 322 | 242 | 239 | 242 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 22 | S 21 | SSE 20 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 36 | 78 | 97 | 100 | 24 | — | 212 | 193 | 131 | 127 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 72 | 113 | 35 | 34 | 21 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 111 | 136 | 71 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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