Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
11.4° C

2.2°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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 4AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)5ft (1.5m)17s
Afternoon (22 Jun)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (22 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
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
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
1.2
S
15
1.5
S
17
1.6
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
213
299
653
1357
1615
1287
839
631
478
444
356
329
258
254
123
128
93
63
60
132
64
63
35
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:51PM1.73m
9:21AM1.64m
9:49PM1.66m
10:21AM1.61m
10:45PM1.61m
11:17AM1.60m
Low Tide
3:08AM0.22m
3:32PM0.26m
4:02AM0.27m
4:27PM0.32m
4:53AM0.31m
5:19PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
10
9
9
9
11
11
9
8
8
7
7
7
9
10
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
7
Feels °C
6
6
5
6
6
8
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
6
8
7
5
5
4
3
3
3
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
1.2
S
15
1.5
S
17
1.6
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
149
213
299
653
1357
1615
1287
839
631
478
444
356
329
258
254
123
128
80
63
49
132
64
63
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
13
Energy kJ
4
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
1
8
2
2
2
63
64
93
61
60
3
29
16
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
SE
14
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
10
4
8
1
8
4
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
4
4
8
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NE
9
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
2
21
1
1
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
4
4
5
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
9
68
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
175
175
9
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
7
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