Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
10.1° C
1.2° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 4PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
259
249
254
202
227
210
193
248
239
239
242
242
124
75
63
45
43
42
42
36
35
34
57
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
W
0
SSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:03AM1.68m
11:29PM1.64m
12:04PM1.79m
00:28AM1.71m
1:03PM1.90m
1:25AM1.79m
Low Tide
5:19PM0.30m
5:41AM0.21m
6:18PM0.24m
6:37AM0.13m
7:16PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:12
8:12
8:11
8:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
4
7
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
8
10
7
6
6
5
4
4
7
8
6
5
4
5
5
Feels °C
0
4
6
4
1
1
1
1
0
4
7
3
2
2
1
0
0
3
4
2
1
-1
0
0
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