Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Wainakarua River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 8AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (28 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ESE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
S
1
ESE
1
S
0.7
S
0.9
ESE
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)121111111110101099989812121212171216171116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)246020001540125789867449441529323910892197169240189161161212288539270188964
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
SSW
10
S
5
SW
5
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
W
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
NNW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:08AM
1.78
12:33PM
1.69
1:04AM
1.82
1:26PM
1.74
1:54AM
1.84
2:15PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:20AM
0.25
6:40PM
0.17
7:14AM
0.21
7:33PM
0.14
8:03AM
0.18
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise----7:47-------7:48-------7:50---
Sunset-------7:35-------7:32-------7:30
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------2-------121--
Temp. °C171716161718141312121313131516151516151413141613
Feels °C (?)16161617181713121110111010131414141614121011156
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