Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 10PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | SSE 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | ENE 10 | SSE 12 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 605 | 828 | 1042 | 1134 | 1145 | 882 | 622 | 451 | 405 | 318 | 254 | 179 | 85 | 126 | 61 | 81 | 110 | 78 | 89 | 57 | 51 | 63 | 50 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:56PM1.98m | 6:19AM1.81m | 6:53PM1.91m | 7:18AM1.76m | 7:52PM1.82m | 8:19AM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:19AM0.11m | 12:39PM0.04m | 1:17AM0.14m | 1:38PM0.11m | 2:13AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — |
 | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | SSE 12 | S 9 |
| kJ | 605 | 828 | 1042 | 1134 | 1145 | 882 | 622 | 451 | 405 | 318 | 254 | 179 | 85 | 59 | 72 | 81 | 110 | 78 | 43 | 29 | 19 | 63 | 50 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | — | — | E 20 | E 20 | E 19 | E 19 | E 18 | SE 18 | NE 5 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 399 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 89 | 57 | 51 | 51 | 42 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 11 | S 16 | ENE 4 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 71 | 42 | 126 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 72 | 0 | 15 | 68 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 |
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