Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
9.8° C
1.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 4AM is: 1.5m 23s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)19s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Evening (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
16
1.2
ESE
15
1.5
S
23
1.6
S
23
1.4
SSE
19
1.4
S
19
1.3
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
15
2
S
15
2
S
15
2
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
666
649
2314
2773
1497
1386
1087
1027
809
743
724
688
1733
1739
1709
813
655
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
S
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
5:53AM1.83m
6:24PM1.87m
6:49AM1.75m
7:19PM1.76m
Low Tide
11:52PM0.09m
12:13PM0.05m
00:46AM0.14m
1:08PM0.14m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
8
10
12
11
10
11
9
9
9
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
6
5
5
4
4
6
9
7
7
7
5
6
6
7
8
7
5
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