Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 5AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | S 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 16 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 52 | 55 | 40 | 26 | 28 | 38 | 40 | 47 | 144 | 137 | 89 | 137 | 93 | 90 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 59 | 77 | 38 | 71 | 146 | 1080 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:19AM1.86m | 2:53PM2.04m | 3:13AM1.90m | 3:46PM2.06m | 4:06AM1.91m | 4:39PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM0.12m | 8:31AM-0.02m | 9:09PM0.08m | 9:27AM-0.05m | 10:04PM0.05m | 10:22AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSW 5 | S 7 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 51 | 52 | 55 | 40 | 26 | 28 | 8 | 40 | 31 | 144 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 30 | 59 | 77 | 33 | 19 | 43 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 7 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 47 | 17 | 137 | 89 | 137 | 93 | 90 | 51 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 146 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 9 | S 17 | ENE 9 | S 21 | NE 5 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | SSE 15 | S 14 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 35 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 9 | 71 | 106 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | WSW 3 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | 3 | 1080 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 |
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