Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
10.1° C
1.3° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 8PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (22 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.7
NNE
4
0.3
S
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
8
0.5
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.3
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
86
86
31
31
14
14
14
12
9
7
10
26
13
15
22
40
32
51
56
52
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
15
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:48AM1.56m
10:13PM1.52m
10:48AM1.55m
11:09PM1.50m
11:41AM1.57m
Low Tide
3:56PM0.41m
4:20AM0.39m
4:51PM0.46m
5:11AM0.42m
5:42PM0.48m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
12
9
8
8
8
8
9
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
8
9
9
5
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
7
6
7
8
6
7
8
7
6
5
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