Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 4AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 13 | E 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 631 | 478 | 444 | 356 | 329 | 263 | 258 | 133 | 236 | 187 | 60 | 60 | 132 | 64 | 180 | 34 | 36 | 32 | 45 | 131 | 181 | 427 | 664 | 446 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:49PM1.66m | 10:21AM1.61m | 10:45PM1.61m | 11:17AM1.60m | 11:37PM1.57m | 12:08PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM0.27m | 4:27PM0.32m | 4:53AM0.31m | 5:19PM0.37m | 5:41AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 631 | 478 | 444 | 356 | 329 | 263 | 258 | 133 | 236 | 187 | 55 | 56 | 132 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 36 | 13 | 45 | 73 | 73 | 34 | 23 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 6 | SSE 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 2 | 3 | 60 | 60 | 3 | 64 | 10 | 34 | 17 | 19 | 32 | 30 | 29 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | NE 6 | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SSE 9 | — | S 9 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 16 | — | 6 | 35 | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 14 | S 5 | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 14 | 180 | 66 | — | — | 51 | 131 | 181 | 427 | 664 | 446 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 72 | 0 | 43 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 53 | 53 | 231 | 231 | 43 |
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