Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
15.1° C
(Which is 3.5°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 9PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (11 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
4
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
4
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.4
ENE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.9
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)88888991010101010101010121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2322514105088094654975295414804803493013274106661039119011871022800628533441
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
25
WSW
10
SW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:54PM
1.53
11:13AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:27PM
0.46
5:00AM
0.46
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-
Sunset-6:07-------6:06-------6:04------
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------1--2---
Temp. °C161414131313151817161313131213151613131312111214
Feels °C (?)121111999121515149910911131310101378912
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