Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 2PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4520 | 4901 | 1745 | 1388 | 890 | 715 | 419 | 371 | 392 | 554 | 442 | 480 | 371 | 314 | 268 | 199 | 167 | 158 | 222 | 602 | 1793 | 724 | 1442 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:38AM1.60m | 5:03PM1.68m | 5:17AM1.58m | 5:42PM1.65m | 5:59AM1.57m | 6:24PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM0.26m | 11:21PM0.33m | 11:34AM0.28m | 00:03AM0.34m | 12:20PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | -3 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | -1 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 13 | S 14 | SE 12 | SSE 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 2380 | 2106 | 1745 | 1388 | 890 | 715 | 419 | 371 | 392 | 554 | 442 | 480 | 371 | 314 | 268 | 199 | 167 | 142 | 222 | 602 | 21 | 724 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 15 | SE 12 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 35 | 33 | 20 | 18 | 261 | 179 | 277 | 196 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 26 | 25 | 75 | 124 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 89 | 50 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | S 20 | S 20 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 29 | 119 | 163 | 158 | 103 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | W 2 | W 2 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | S 15 | SSW 6 | S 13 |
| kJ | 4520 | 4901 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1793 | 146 | 1442 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 247 | 104 | 97 |
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