Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Issued: 5 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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

2.0°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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 9AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (18 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
3
1
4
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
10
1.3
NE
6
0.4
SSE
14
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
0.5
S
13
0.8
ENE
7
0.4
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
249
254
514
605
711
893
1134
1108
882
622
451
339
263
189
140
62
104
62
102
110
90
59
55
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
SE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
WNW
20
SSW
5
NE
15
N
5
WNW
15
S
Wind State
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
High Tide
5:21AM1.86m
5:56PM1.98m
6:19AM1.81m
6:53PM1.91m
7:18AM1.76m
7:52PM1.82m
Low Tide
11:41AM-0.00m
00:19AM0.11m
12:39PM0.04m
1:17AM0.14m
1:38PM0.11m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
7
10
12
10
8
8
7
7
7
11
13
12
12
12
12
15
16
11
13
11
11
10
Feels °C
3
3
4
7
9
7
5
6
4
4
3
6
9
7
8
9
8
11
12
7
12
8
10
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
1
NE
6
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Energy kJ
242
249
254
514
605
711
893
1134
1108
882
622
451
339
263
189
140
62
56
72
102
110
78
59
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
1
S
14
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.6
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
Energy kJ
71
71
71
399
8
7
7
7
6
16
19
19
59
62
63
62
90
57
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
19
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
3
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
1
1
12
12
30
29
33
17
1
3
23
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
2
1.3
NE
6
1.6
NNE
6
0.5
S
9
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
3
2
3
8
13
1
2
104
179
41
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
60
0
9
0
9
72
72
76
0
0
0
68
8
43
0
9
0
15
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
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