
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (23 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 11PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | ENE 7 | S 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
258 | 128 | 236 | 187 | 59 | 60 | 93 | 63 | 136 | 9 | 31 | 227 | 335 | 119 | 77 | 478 | 549 | 297 | 180 | 133 | 289 | 307 | 248 | 188 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:45PM1.61m | 11:17AM1.60m | 11:37PM1.57m | 12:08PM1.61m | 00:26AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.32m | 4:53AM0.31m | 5:19PM0.37m | 5:41AM0.34m | 6:09PM0.41m | 6:27AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
258 | 128 | 236 | 187 | 52 | 32 | 93 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 71 | 35 | 55 | 34 | 23 | 28 | 125 | 132 | 289 | 307 | 248 | 188 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SSE 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 6 | SSE 14 | ENE 7 | — | S 13 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | — | — | — | E 9 | SSE 10 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
2 | 64 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 60 | 3 | 63 | 4 | — | 31 | 21 | 52 | 69 | 77 | — | — | — | 42 | 133 | 125 | 44 | 44 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | — | — | SSE 9 | NE 7 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 17 | 11 | — | — | 32 | 84 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 63 | 132 | 93 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | S 14 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 12 | 136 | 80 | 64 | 227 | 335 | 69 | 60 | 478 | 549 | 297 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 104 | 104 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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