Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break
Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth

Issued: 11 pm 02 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
12.4° C

2.7°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 (03 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 5AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (03 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
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)
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
1.2
NE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
408
360
302
270
281
291
225
136
131
77
71
98
104
107
77
82
84
59
112
107
104
85
90
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:01AM1.54m
5:27PM1.64m
5:44AM1.50m
6:11PM1.60m
6:27AM1.46m
Low Tide
11:02PM0.43m
11:12AM0.39m
11:48PM0.45m
11:58AM0.41m
00:34AM0.46m
12:44PM0.42m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
8:06
8:07
8:07
5:01
5:00
5:00
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
9
9
9
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
15
17
14
11
11
11
10
9
8
9
8
7
8
5
5
5
9
10
12
11
10
10
9
9
12
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Energy kJ
408
408
360
302
270
281
291
225
136
131
77
71
47
64
70
77
82
84
59
112
107
104
85
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.5
E
9
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
15
6
3
25
14
42
31
17
16
15
14
6
50
49
31
31
13
13
39
13
3
3
3
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
S
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
34
7
15
15
11
5
5
3
3
3
3
6
6
13
13
1
5
13
3
2
1
1
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NW
2
Energy kJ
28
3
5
16
37
44
98
104
107
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
9
0
10
11
72
75
75
85
11
11
11
9
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
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