Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Issued: 11 am 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
10.9° C

1.8°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 (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 8PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (27 Jun)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (27 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
1
S
17
1
S
16
0.9
SSE
15
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.6
S
14
0.8
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
381
421
416
562
509
365
279
279
227
218
206
164
161
127
132
359
997
1173
1230
1273
976
730
684
551
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
0
WNW
5
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
W
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:37PM1.65m
1:53AM1.57m
2:18PM1.68m
2:33AM1.58m
2:59PM1.70m
3:13AM1.59m
Low Tide
7:10AM0.37m
7:41PM0.43m
7:52AM0.36m
8:24PM0.42m
8:35AM0.35m
9:07PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:17
8:17
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
5
8
9
8
7
7
7
8
8
11
12
11
10
11
10
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
Feels °C
1
6
6
5
4
3
3
4
4
8
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
Energy kJ
202
249
313
332
332
332
279
279
227
218
206
164
161
127
127
359
997
1173
1230
1273
976
730
684
551
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
1
S
17
1
S
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
14
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
381
421
416
562
509
365
261
195
187
179
85
77
71
68
132
127
100
98
100
102
110
144
144
106
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
S
19
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
19
Energy kJ
18
30
63
33
36
60
36
214
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
59
79
1
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
1
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
6
9
6
6
6
5
5
7
9
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