
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 5PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed night, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
375 | 268 | 188 | 125 | 141 | 176 | 188 | 235 | 240 | 255 | 284 | 284 | 279 | 292 | 254 | 294 | 418 | 418 | 416 | 418 | 408 | 441 | 457 | 449 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:06AM1.49m | 8:33PM1.54m | 9:01AM1.52m | 9:28PM1.55m | 10:01AM1.59m | 10:28PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.38m | 2:59AM0.38m | 3:24PM0.37m | 3:51AM0.34m | 4:20PM0.34m | 4:45AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | |
— | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
326 | 268 | 188 | 125 | 102 | 176 | 188 | 235 | 240 | 255 | 284 | 284 | 279 | 274 | 254 | 294 | 418 | 418 | 416 | 418 | 408 | 441 | 457 | 449 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 14 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 13 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | S 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 10 |
104 | 65 | 67 | 113 | 141 | 75 | 47 | 31 | 54 | 227 | 134 | 183 | 253 | 292 | 50 | 42 | 97 | 57 | 41 | 30 | 217 | 390 | 251 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | S 22 | S 22 | S 14 | SSE 19 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
43 | 154 | 94 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 53 | 25 | 190 | — | — | — | 9 | 36 | 101 | 74 | 100 | 235 | 222 | 20 | 195 | 127 | 127 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
375 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 138 | 246 | 178 | 139 | 187 | 130 | 107 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 55 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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