Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
9.5° C
1.1° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)--
Afternoon (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
121
116
169
166
161
161
130
88
84
61
100
261
277
353
368
383
790
868
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:12AM1.80m
1:45PM1.98m
2:05AM1.87m
2:37PM2.02m
Low Tide
7:04PM0.17m
7:22AM0.04m
7:58PM0.11m
8:16AM-0.03m
8:50PM0.06m
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7:41
7:39
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5:40
5:42
5:44
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Temp °C
9
8
8
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
11
10
10
Feels °C
6
6
6
5
4
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
6
6
7
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