Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZST
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Wainakarua River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 3AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (26 Apr)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

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.9
S
13
1.1
S
15
2.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
103
106
75
151
289
551
2800
860
639
563
392
355
245
222
173
132
119
82
59
39
33
32
29
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
W
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
0
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:48PM1.77m
11:14AM1.69m
11:43PM1.77m
12:07PM1.70m
00:32AM1.76m
12:54PM1.72m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.22m
5:20PM0.19m
5:52AM0.21m
6:12PM0.19m
6:39AM0.20m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
7:26
7:26
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5:43
5:40
5:39
1
4
2
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
17
17
15
12
11
11
11
12
13
16
19
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
12
16
15
14
13
14
14
13
10
10
10
9
10
12
14
16
15
13
14
13
13
15
14
13
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.9
S
13
1.1
S
15
1.2
S
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
99
103
106
75
151
289
551
724
860
639
563
392
355
245
222
173
132
119
82
59
39
33
32
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
S
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
9
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
Energy kJ
1
1
1
8
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
10
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
1
4
4
3
3
3
11
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
2.5
SSW
15
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
1
2800
1
3
1
3
11
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
8
4
4
4
2
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
66
104
15
68
0
0
68
73
9
0
0
0
0
10
66
68
68
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
5
4
7
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
5
8
7
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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