
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 11AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
451 | 361 | 280 | 195 | 147 | 147 | 113 | 106 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 86 | 85 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:47AM1.60m | 9:13PM1.58m | 9:48AM1.56m | 10:13PM1.52m | 10:48AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.27m | 3:00PM0.34m | 3:27AM0.34m | 3:56PM0.41m | 4:20AM0.39m | 4:51PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 |
451 | 361 | 280 | 195 | 147 | 147 | 113 | 106 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 86 | 85 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | S 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 8 |
55 | 54 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 11 | S 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 6 | S 13 | SE 11 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — |
— | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 17 | 17 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 68 | 75 | 9 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 68 | 9 | 92 | 68 | 15 |
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