Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Issued: 11 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
11.3° C

2.0°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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
1.2
S
15
1.6
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
18
1.6
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
66
62
69
58
62
90
64
43
51
44
74
149
213
248
653
1431
1852
1541
1051
657
588
458
361
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
SSW
10
S
0
NNW
0
SE
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
0
N
0
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
N
5
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
7:18AM1.76m
7:52PM1.82m
8:19AM1.69m
8:51PM1.73m
9:21AM1.64m
9:49PM1.66m
Low Tide
1:38PM0.11m
2:13AM0.18m
2:35PM0.18m
3:08AM0.22m
3:32PM0.26m
4:02AM0.27m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
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>
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
15
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
9
8
7
7
6
Feels °C
10
13
9
10
11
5
5
5
7
7
7
8
9
5
5
6
6
9
8
6
6
4
5
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
1.2
S
15
1.6
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
18
1.6
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
Energy kJ
49
66
62
69
55
62
90
64
17
51
44
74
149
213
248
653
1431
1852
1541
1051
657
588
458
361
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
S
13
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
40
63
62
60
58
56
54
28
43
9
5
4
4
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
S
13
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
37
29
17
2
2
6
20
6
13
21
13
10
10
4
1
1
4
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Energy kJ
62
3
3
4
12
37
23
29
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
5
4
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
8
0
10
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
68
9
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
3
2
3
5
7
6
5
5
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
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