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Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
13.5° C
 (Which is 2.8°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 12PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (26 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (26 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sat
29
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)789999999986888101010101111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23021655311295064002952401651341739021116710421817510214014311711711788
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
30
WNW
20
W
10
SSE
5
SW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
W
15
W
5
E
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
15
SW
25
SE
20
SE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		offcross-
on		glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		offoffonoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:11AM
1.55
8:29PM
1.41
8:59AM
1.53
9:19PM
1.42
9:49AM
1.54
10:11PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:02AM
0.45
2:40PM
0.48
2:50AM
0.44
3:27PM
0.46
3:39AM
0.41
4:14PM
0.42
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sat
29
Sunrise-5:48-------5:47-------5:46------
Sunset-----8:59-------9:00-------9:01--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C141517222523151415151621242317151414171312121112
Feels °C (?)1112131920191413131214181920161312121488957
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