Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 18 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
12.4° C
(Which is 2.2°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 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (18 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (18 May)0.5ft (0.2m)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 16°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
18
20
18
17
20
19
19
20
18
19
17
16
7
7
6
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
N
5
NW
5
W
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:44AM1.85m
4:17PM2.01m
4:40AM1.84m
5:15PM2.00m
5:39AM1.81m
6:15PM1.95m
Low Tide
9:58AM0.03m
10:39PM0.11m
10:58AM0.04m
11:40PM0.13m
11:59AM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:52
7:52
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:13
5:12
5:10
Temp °C
7
6
6
8
9
7
7
7
6
6
6
8
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
11
12
10
11
11
5
4
4
6
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
6
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
11
11
20
18
17
16
16
15
13
6
7
7
7
7
7
9
8
8
8
8
2
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
S
13
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
19
18
18
18
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
4
4
6
1
1
3
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
13
15
1
20
19
19
20
18
19
17
16
2
1
4
4
4
4
8
4
8
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
2
1
2
1
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
10
10
15
66
15
60
10
10
10
68
68
68
72
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
72
68
158
171
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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