Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Issued: 11 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
10.5° C

1.5°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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 7PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.6
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
67
63
48
47
45
44
44
43
48
57
57
55
52
51
50
73
49
49
51
57
56
56
119
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
4:19PM1.70m
4:33AM1.57m
4:58PM1.68m
5:12AM1.54m
5:38PM1.64m
5:52AM1.51m
Low Tide
10:00AM0.33m
10:33PM0.39m
10:43AM0.32m
11:16PM0.39m
11:26AM0.33m
11:58PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
8
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
10
12
9
9
8
8
8
8
11
13
12
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
6
6
4
4
4
4
8
10
9
8
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
57
48
48
48
47
45
44
44
43
48
57
57
55
52
51
50
73
49
20
23
35
38
38
53
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
S
14
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
S
14
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
E
10
0.6
E
13
Energy kJ
48
57
50
28
26
16
14
14
14
14
2
15
6
4
5
4
4
22
49
51
57
56
34
119
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.4
E
10
0.4
ESE
13
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
67
67
63
35
34
30
30
6
6
2
14
2
15
16
16
16
15
4
3
3
3
31
56
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
Energy kJ
7
7
2
3
3
3
3
5
7
4
10
29
51
75
92
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
11
11
9
0
0
0
0
0
9
11
9
0
0
0
0
0
9
11
9
0
0
9
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
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