Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Issued: 5 am 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
10.6° 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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 1PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jun)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (30 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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 Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
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
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
730
566
443
419
317
303
222
218
218
104
69
67
63
60
47
45
44
44
44
49
57
57
55
52
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:13AM1.59m
3:39PM1.71m
3:53AM1.59m
4:19PM1.70m
4:33AM1.57m
4:58PM1.68m
Low Tide
9:17AM0.33m
9:50PM0.39m
10:00AM0.33m
10:33PM0.39m
10:43AM0.32m
11:16PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:02
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
6
8
9
7
8
8
8
8
7
9
10
8
8
8
7
7
8
11
12
10
9
9
Feels °C
4
3
3
6
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
7
7
5
5
5
4
3
4
8
9
7
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
10
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
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
730
566
443
419
317
303
222
218
218
104
57
57
48
48
47
45
44
44
44
49
57
57
55
52
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
146
104
96
94
68
68
66
45
46
47
48
48
50
29
27
15
14
12
14
14
3
3
5
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
68
69
67
63
60
34
33
30
13
5
4
14
15
15
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
1
8
9
7
8
6
7
7
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
10
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
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