Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 11AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 384 | 626 | 504 | 480 | 414 | 319 | 268 | 199 | 167 | 158 | 293 | 902 | 1772 | 1285 | 1638 | 2061 | 2214 | 2027 | 1866 | 1871 | 1530 | 2846 | 1267 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:17AM1.58m | 5:42PM1.65m | 5:59AM1.57m | 6:24PM1.61m | 6:45AM1.56m | 7:11PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM0.28m | 00:03AM0.34m | 12:20PM0.32m | 00:49AM0.36m | 1:10PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 14 | S 12 | E 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 384 | 626 | 504 | 480 | 414 | 319 | 268 | 199 | 167 | 142 | 293 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 1866 | 3 | 1530 | 1505 | 1267 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 15 | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 41 | 12 | 25 | 75 | 124 | 106 | 146 | 153 | 87 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | S 20 | S 20 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | E 15 | SE 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 14 | 50 | 119 | 163 | 158 | 147 | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 4 | S 12 | WSW 4 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 902 | 1772 | 1285 | 1638 | 2061 | 2214 | 2027 | 14 | 1871 | 15 | 2846 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 97 | 304 | 104 | 97 | 216 | 316 | 231 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 180 | 15 |
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