
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (24 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 11PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 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 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | E 8 | SSW 6 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | 130 | 35 | 46 | 110 | 103 | 103 | 496 | 761 | 597 | 316 | 1203 | 377 | 351 | 262 | 227 | 190 | 147 | 105 | 230 | 333 | 404 | 350 | 274 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:37PM1.57m | 12:08PM1.61m | 00:26AM1.56m | 12:54PM1.62m | 1:10AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.37m | 5:41AM0.34m | 6:09PM0.41m | 6:27AM0.36m | 6:56PM0.42m | 7:10AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
63 | 17 | 20 | 46 | 71 | 103 | 75 | 54 | 64 | 63 | 184 | 466 | 377 | 351 | 262 | 227 | 190 | 147 | 105 | 146 | 141 | 162 | 167 | 274 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 12 | — | — | — | E 9 | S 13 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 |
17 | 101 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 57 | 103 | — | — | — | 64 | 130 | 125 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 68 | 333 | 404 | 350 | 242 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | — | S 9 | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 18 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
9 | — | 2 | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 67 | — | 38 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 230 | 50 | 29 | 27 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 130 | 55 | 53 | 110 | 77 | 60 | 496 | 761 | 597 | 316 | 1203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 104 | 216 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 97 | 231 | 231 | 43 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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