Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.1°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 5PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
7
3
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
4
ENE
3
E
4.5
ENE
3
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
Period(s) (?)1313131212126666788910101011111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6866633957565150652304356579101664178715761896412823825418227615961219980
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
SW
10
S
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:13AM
1.62
9:54PM
1.74
10:24AM
1.61
11:04PM
1.75
11:32AM
1.64
12:08AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:35PM
0.25
4:18AM
0.31
4:40PM
0.24
5:21AM
0.29
5:42PM
0.21
6:20AM
0.25
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--------7:45-------7:46-------
Sunset---7:39-------7:38-------7:37----
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------126821---------
Temp. °C131413131313141414151514151515151516191818181616
Feels °C (?)121312131311111299888912101012151717181517
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