Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 05 May 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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.4°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 8AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
14
1
NE
5
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
109
98
62
154
153
135
113
107
69
68
68
67
39
39
39
39
35
33
32
32
32
54
35
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:26AM1.52m
5:54PM1.61m
6:13AM1.47m
6:42PM1.56m
7:03AM1.43m
7:32PM1.53m
Low Tide
11:39AM0.42m
00:16AM0.48m
12:29PM0.46m
1:07AM0.51m
1:19PM0.49m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:35
7:37
7:37
7:39
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5:29
5:28
5:27
5:24
Temp °C
9
9
9
11
12
9
10
10
10
9
10
15
18
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
16
15
7
7
7
7
8
6
7
7
7
5
6
12
15
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
15
16
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
S
13
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
7
Energy kJ
75
109
98
62
154
153
135
113
107
69
68
68
67
24
39
4
4
5
9
4
32
21
20
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
9
0.2
SSE
18
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.1
E
7
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
1
1
3
31
1
3
3
7
3
6
6
15
13
39
7
39
39
35
33
32
1
32
15
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
6
3
3
2
2
4
6
6
6
6
3
1
2
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
9
2
5
13
8
12
6
16
8
54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
72
75
68
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
68
9
9
68
68
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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