Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
9.5° C
1.1° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 5PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
E
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
133
88
84
82
160
235
277
344
422
511
943
911
445
413
364
356
252
258
173
119
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
5
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:45PM1.98m
2:05AM1.87m
2:37PM2.02m
2:55AM1.91m
3:26PM2.02m
Low Tide
7:22AM0.04m
7:58PM0.11m
8:16AM-0.03m
8:50PM0.06m
9:08AM-0.05m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
7:37
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5:42
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
9
8
9
8
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
4
6
7
7
7
8
8
10
10
8
9
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