Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Issued: 5 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
10.7° C

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Wainakarua River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 2PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s

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 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
19
1.2
SSE
19
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
279
274
227
218
206
164
161
127
127
376
877
1021
1216
1086
1234
1049
721
566
443
419
317
282
215
208
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:53AM1.57m
2:18PM1.68m
2:33AM1.58m
2:59PM1.70m
3:13AM1.59m
3:39PM1.71m
Low Tide
7:52AM0.36m
8:24PM0.42m
8:35AM0.35m
9:07PM0.40m
9:17AM0.33m
9:50PM0.39m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:17
8:15
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:02
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
6
7
8
11
12
11
10
10
10
9
8
10
11
9
8
8
7
7
6
8
9
8
8
8
Feels °C
2
3
4
7
9
8
7
7
8
8
6
8
8
7
5
6
4
4
3
6
6
6
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.2
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
19
1.2
SSE
19
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
Energy kJ
279
274
227
218
206
164
161
127
127
127
877
1021
1216
1086
1234
1049
721
566
443
419
317
282
215
208
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.8
SSE
17
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
261
195
187
179
59
77
71
67
40
376
127
127
127
133
169
149
144
141
96
94
68
68
66
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
12
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
Energy kJ
63
33
32
60
93
41
10
9
11
2
2
1
3
3
7
3
4
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
4
5
4
4
5
9
10
7
4
9
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
1
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
11
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
9
8
8
6
6
9
5
5
9
6
9
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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