Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (15 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 11PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)--
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
ESE
16
2.2
SSW
13
1
S
14
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
16
1
S
15
1
S
15
1
ESE
17
1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
16
1.2
ESE
16
1.2
ESE
15
1.2
S
21
1.2
S
19
1.5
S
23
1.4
SSE
23
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
82
81
44
59
77
67
71
146
1622
405
560
575
458
453
587
545
627
666
632
1292
1059
2448
2126
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
20
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:06AM1.91m
4:39PM2.03m
4:59AM1.88m
5:31PM1.96m
5:53AM1.83m
Low Tide
10:04PM0.05m
10:22AM-0.06m
10:58PM0.06m
11:18AM-0.02m
11:52PM0.09m
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:10
8:08
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
9
7
7
9
10
9
8
7
6
6
6
10
11
9
8
7
6
6
7
12
Feels °C
8
6
5
4
5
2
4
7
8
7
6
4
3
2
2
7
8
6
5
4
2
2
3
6
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