Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 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 1AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 890 | 715 | 419 | 371 | 670 | 766 | 563 | 480 | 414 | 319 | 268 | 199 | 167 | 158 | 280 | 602 | 1809 | 395 | 1660 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | 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 | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21PM0.33m | 11:34AM0.28m | 00:03AM0.34m | 12:20PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -1 | -4 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 13 | S 14 | SE 12 | SSE 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 890 | 715 | 419 | 371 | 430 | 636 | 563 | 480 | 414 | 319 | 268 | 199 | 167 | 142 | 280 | 602 | 6 | 395 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 19 | E 17 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 15 | SE 12 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 261 | 179 | 277 | 196 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 75 | 124 | 106 | 146 | 153 | 89 | 50 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 18 | E 9 | E 10 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | S 20 | S 20 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 15 | 29 | 119 | 163 | 158 | 106 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | WSW 3 | S 14 | SSW 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 670 | 766 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1809 | 389 | 1660 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 98 | 249 | 407 | 97 |
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