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Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
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Wainakarua River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today?
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 5AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 16 | |
96 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 69 | 63 | 42 | 119 | 123 | 128 | 242 | 215 | 104 | 92 | 171 | 139 | 99 | 104 | 73 | 73 | 151 | 222 | 399 | 604 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:41PM1.80m | 9:10AM1.66m | 9:47PM1.78m | 10:15AM1.67m | 10:48PM1.77m | 11:14AM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.25m | 3:25PM0.19m | 4:04AM0.24m | 4:25PM0.19m | 5:00AM0.22m | 5:20PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | |
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Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 12 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 16 |
96 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 69 | 63 | 42 | 119 | 123 | 128 | 242 | 215 | 64 | 38 | 171 | 139 | 99 | 104 | 73 | 73 | 151 | 222 | 399 | 604 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 14 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
31 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 104 | 92 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | — | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 52 | — | 24 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 60 |
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