Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
15.1° C
(Which is 3.5°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 3PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.9
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)910101010910101011121212121211111010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56860555248046434131432742664386011061170902760543524367290235175136106103
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
N
0
ENE
10
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
15
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
5
E
0
E
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
5
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
on
ononglassoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:13AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------
Sunset---6:06-------6:04-------6:02----
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1--1---------
Temp. °C141717161313121214151614131311111214141211111010
Feels °C (?)1015161389891212121312138681110109878
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