Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
14.0° C
(Which is 2.6°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: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.2
S
1
S
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.8
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.4
SE
Period(s) (?)6696777771645555667888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3335293656574626182036616964102119126306560735792765659773
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
E
15
ENE
5
SSW
25
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:13AM
1.84
3:38PM
1.92
4:02AM
1.83
4:31PM
1.94
4:55AM
1.80
5:28PM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:24AM
0.08
9:56PM
0.09
10:16AM
0.08
10:53PM
0.13
11:13AM
0.10
11:53PM
0.17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--7:15-------7:16-------7:16-----
Sunset----5:55-------5:53-------5:52---
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------463-143111-11
Temp. °C131213151514111110101110101010101010999989
Feels °C (?)11911131112687665555654233324
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