Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
9.7° C
0.9° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 8AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
3
2
4
5
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
19
0.3
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
SSE
15
2
SW
7
0.8
S
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
15
1
ESE
17
1
ESE
16
1
ESE
16
1.2
ESE
16
1.2
ESE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
70
91
93
90
82
81
44
59
77
71
429
253
2033
2727
648
697
559
537
587
545
532
666
632
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
SW
10
W
5
W
0
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
W
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:13AM1.90m
3:46PM2.06m
4:06AM1.91m
4:39PM2.03m
4:59AM1.88m
5:31PM1.96m
Low Tide
9:27AM-0.05m
10:04PM0.05m
10:22AM-0.06m
10:58PM0.06m
11:18AM-0.02m
11:52PM0.09m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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>
8:11
8:10
8:08
8:07
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5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
11
10
10
9
8
8
7
7
9
11
9
8
8
7
7
6
9
11
9
8
7
Feels °C
6
6
6
9
8
7
5
5
4
2
4
7
9
7
6
5
3
4
3
6
8
6
5
4
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