Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Issued: 11 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
10.9° C

1.8°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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 3PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (26 Jun)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (26 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
17
0.8
SSE
18
0.8
SSE
18
0.8
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
1
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
S
15
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
267
228
184
147
96
220
422
408
381
337
416
535
496
347
279
279
227
223
167
164
164
127
127
341
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
NW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:54PM1.62m
1:10AM1.56m
1:37PM1.65m
1:53AM1.57m
2:18PM1.68m
2:33AM1.58m
Low Tide
6:27AM0.36m
6:56PM0.42m
7:10AM0.37m
7:41PM0.43m
7:52AM0.36m
8:24PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:17
8:17
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
Temp °C
5
7
7
5
4
3
3
3
4
8
9
7
7
7
7
8
8
10
12
10
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
1
4
4
1
0
-1
-1
-1
0
5
7
4
3
3
3
4
4
6
8
6
6
7
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
267
228
184
147
83
109
143
192
202
249
313
332
332
332
279
279
227
223
167
164
164
127
127
130
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
18
0.8
SSE
18
0.8
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
1
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.8
SSE
16
Energy kJ
74
73
71
71
67
73
422
408
381
337
416
535
496
347
261
253
189
179
84
77
94
65
57
341
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
17
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
S
19
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
38
33
36
62
96
220
45
27
17
9
30
37
37
32
60
90
57
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
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