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Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Forecast
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Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.8°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 9AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 103 | 101 | 96 | 92 | 100 | 103 | 124 | 103 | 189 | 217 | 257 | 95 | 1054 | 436 | 802 | 238 | 197 | 169 | 140 | 113 | 90 | 77 | 67 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | off | off |
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Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
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