
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (15 Jul):
- 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 11PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | S 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 16 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | S 21 | S 19 | S 23 | SSE 23 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 82 | 81 | 44 | 59 | 77 | 67 | 71 | 146 | 1622 | 405 | 560 | 575 | 458 | 453 | 587 | 545 | 627 | 666 | 632 | 1292 | 1059 | 2448 | 2126 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:06AM1.91m | 4:39PM2.03m | 4:59AM1.88m | 5:31PM1.96m | 5:53AM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM0.05m | 10:22AM-0.06m | 10:58PM0.06m | 11:18AM-0.02m | 11:52PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | |
5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | S 21 | S 19 | S 23 | SSE 23 |
17 | 82 | 10 | 9 | 59 | 77 | 21 | 41 | 65 | 311 | 405 | 560 | 575 | 458 | 453 | 435 | 545 | 627 | 666 | 632 | 1292 | 1059 | 2448 | 2126 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | ENE 7 | S 16 | ESE 12 | ENE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | S 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 14 |
90 | 9 | 81 | 30 | 5 | 40 | 67 | 71 | 146 | 147 | 237 | 234 | 295 | 326 | 412 | 587 | 435 | 88 | 83 | 357 | 616 | 600 | 576 | 476 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 14 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 16 | — | — | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 24 | — | SSE 23 | S 23 | S 23 |
29 | 29 | 29 | 44 | 41 | 2 | 33 | 34 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 366 | — | — | 231 | 161 | 153 | 110 | 46 | — | 724 | 1276 | 1048 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 8 | 100 | — | — | 1622 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
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