
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (29 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 8AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
127 | 297 | 745 | 1021 | 1230 | 1124 | 1282 | 950 | 730 | 566 | 443 | 419 | 317 | 303 | 238 | 218 | 218 | 100 | 67 | 66 | 63 | 60 | 47 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:33AM1.58m | 2:59PM1.70m | 3:13AM1.59m | 3:39PM1.71m | 3:53AM1.59m | 4:19PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM0.35m | 9:07PM0.40m | 9:17AM0.33m | 9:50PM0.39m | 10:00AM0.33m | 10:33PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
127 | 127 | 745 | 1021 | 1230 | 1124 | 1282 | 950 | 730 | 566 | 443 | 419 | 317 | 303 | 238 | 218 | 218 | 100 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
42 | 297 | 127 | 127 | 98 | 102 | 171 | 149 | 146 | 104 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 30 | 27 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 9 | — | — | — | E 12 | S 19 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
93 | 41 | — | — | — | 11 | 722 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 63 | 60 | 34 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 55 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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