Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 6AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 16 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 350 | 400 | 313 | 274 | 250 | 199 | 196 | 193 | 150 | 107 | 108 | 97 | 70 | 62 | 41 | 804 | 1708 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:23AM1.62m | 3:48PM1.73m | 4:01AM1.62m | 4:25PM1.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19PM0.35m | 9:30AM0.26m | 9:59PM0.33m | 10:10AM0.25m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | -6 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 350 | 400 | 313 | 274 | 250 | 199 | 196 | 193 | 150 | 107 | 97 | 88 | 66 | 62 | 41 | 47 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 | S 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 66 | 58 | 61 | 8 | 8 | 76 | 37 | 23 | 17 | 98 | 32 | 97 | 70 | 35 | 37 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | S 18 | NE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 20 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 17 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 11 | SE 16 | SE 15 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 31 | — | 8 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 38 | 36 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 25 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 45 | 237 | 108 | — | — | — | 47 | 804 | 1708 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 241 | 373 | 231 |
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