Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
11.4° C

1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 11PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)--
Afternoon (12 Jun)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (12 Jun)1ft (0.3m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
S
17
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
16
59
50
55
86
84
44
38
37
36
33
56
55
51
50
72
124
40
41
40
68
321
381
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
SW
5
W
0
NE
10
ENE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:44AM1.73m
1:16PM1.88m
1:39AM1.79m
2:12PM1.97m
2:34AM1.85m
Low Tide
6:33PM0.21m
6:54AM0.13m
7:29PM0.16m
7:49AM0.06m
8:27PM0.12m
8:45AM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:12
8:12
8:14
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
9
14
15
13
15
12
11
10
11
11
Feels °C
8
6
7
7
7
6
7
9
8
6
5
5
5
6
6
11
11
9
12
11
10
9
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
16
0.4
NE
4
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
17
Energy kJ
37
8
59
16
55
48
36
33
32
29
28
28
56
55
51
50
72
124
7
40
40
68
321
381
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
4
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
NE
3
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
NE
4
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
4
4
8
50
47
86
84
44
38
37
36
33
2
25
24
21
20
26
38
3
37
20
4
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
S
21
0.1
SE
12
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
8
16
2
16
1
9
6
30
30
25
1
6
5
40
41
3
3
20
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
Energy kJ
1
3
1
1
3
1
5
1
12
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
60
68
0
0
0
0
0
0
68
68
8
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
9
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
8
9
6
4
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
8
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