Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Issued: 5 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
10.3° C

1.3°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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 2AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
E
10
1.7
S
7
3
SE
8
3.5
SE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
243
307
333
193
410
374
154
154
298
1044
1793
1567
1364
1283
1131
992
902
804
786
719
574
403
270
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNW
30
S
10
SSE
0
NE
0
NE
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
S
50
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:17PM1.61m
6:33AM1.49m
6:59PM1.57m
7:17AM1.48m
7:43PM1.55m
8:06AM1.49m
Low Tide
00:41AM0.41m
12:53PM0.37m
1:25AM0.41m
1:40PM0.38m
2:11AM0.40m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
5
3
3
11
13
9
7
8
6
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
10
9
9
9
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
5
6
6
7
Feels °C
10
8
4
6
8
8
0
-3
0
2
-2
-1
-1
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.5
ENE
9
1.8
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
172
243
307
333
193
410
374
154
154
190
312
264
117
92
65
64
44
263
196
177
161
46
403
270
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
S
3
0.6
E
11
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
16
0.3
E
11
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
19
0.5
S
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
ENE
9
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
S
15
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
Energy kJ
50
50
31
4
85
1
20
22
18
18
71
174
534
587
184
286
269
49
50
19
50
155
88
128
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SW
13
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
NE
9
0.4
E
11
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
Energy kJ
5
28
31
25
2
21
21
46
9
7
50
36
37
68
65
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
7
2.2
NE
8
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SW
3
1.3
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
S
7
3
SE
8
3.5
SE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
372
594
110
4
80
154
298
1044
1793
1567
1364
1283
1131
992
902
804
786
719
574
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
1
1
1
1
9
9
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
3
2
Distance (km)
11
0
43
43
0
0
0
216
216
97
97
97
242
231
231
55
55
43
53
53
52
10
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
5
5
9
9
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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