Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Issued: 5 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is

10.0° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 9AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	5s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Evening (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13							Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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)	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	SSE 13	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSE 16	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	S 16
Wave Graph
kJ	89	57	26	41	96	102	42	54	78	62	35	28	124	58	47	91	119	70	91	93	91	51	46	44
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	N	SW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	1:25AM1.79m				1:59PM1.99m				2:19AM1.86m				2:53PM2.04m					3:13AM1.90m				3:46PM2.06m
Low Tide			7:34AM0.05m				8:13PM0.12m				8:31AM-0.02m					9:09PM0.08m				9:27AM-0.05m				10:04PM0.05m


	—	8:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:11	—	—	—	—	—	8:10
	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	5:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	4	4	5	8	10	9	8	8	8	8	8	11	14	12	10	9	8	8	8	10	10	9	8	7
Feels °C	0	-1	0	4	7	6	4	4	4	4	3	7	10	10	8	7	4	4	4	7	8	6	5	3
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	ENE 5	ENE 5	ESE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 9	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 5	ESE 13
kJ	89	17	26	16	50	56	42	54	78	62	35	7	46	58	42	41	29	26	24	26	25	14	10	32
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SSE 13	ESE 9	S 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ENE 9	S 16	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 19	S 15	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	ESE 12	ENE 5
kJ	26	57	16	6	16	16	15	8	7	7	7	8	8	21	47	91	119	42	91	93	91	51	29	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 9	S 9	S 13	S 9	S 12	S 12	S 13	S 20	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 21	S 21	SE 14	S 15	SSE 19	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 16	S 16
kJ	—	26	14	13	6	12	3	3	8	6	6	6	23	9	36	8	40	70	34	30	29	29	46	44
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 5	—	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	NW 2	WNW 2	—	NNW 3	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	9	43	—	41	96	102	—	1	1	—	1	28	124	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	9	75	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	52	11	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9	7	8	8	6	7	6	7	7	4	4	4	5

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