Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 11PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1929 | 1765 | 2807 | 770 | 1049 | 890 | 814 | 716 | 628 | 554 | 480 | 392 | 334 | 282 | 221 | 247 | 283 | 249 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:11PM1.57m | 7:38AM1.56m | 8:05PM1.55m | 8:38AM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.37m | 2:05PM0.38m | 2:32AM0.37m | 3:05PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Feels °C | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 1496 | 770 | 1049 | 890 | 814 | 716 | 628 | 554 | 480 | 392 | 334 | 282 | 221 | 247 | 283 | 249 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 12 | E 12 | — | E 19 | SE 18 | SE 13 | ESE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 11 | SE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 299 | 3 | — | 7 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 63 | 74 | 81 | 41 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | E 19 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 15 | S 12 | S 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 12 | 14 | 46 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 |
| kJ | 1929 | 1765 | 2807 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 180 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
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