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 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
11.9° C

2.2°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 (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 7AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (06 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (06 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
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)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
2
SSW
9
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
16
1
S
15
1.8
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
75
80
55
33
33
39
57
58
75
51
666
68
90
72
395
373
373
368
406
310
391
470
1591
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
NE
15
NNW
35
SW
25
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
25
W
35
SW
45
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:55PM1.56m
7:12AM1.43m
7:39PM1.54m
7:57AM1.42m
8:25PM1.52m
8:45AM1.43m
Low Tide
1:20AM0.47m
1:30PM0.43m
2:05AM0.46m
2:16PM0.42m
2:50AM0.44m
3:04PM0.40m
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part cloud
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cloud
clear
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clear
part cloud
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clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:08
8:10
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5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
11
12
12
10
9
9
8
7
7
10
13
11
11
11
12
13
13
15
14
10
Feels °C
11
11
8
7
6
8
10
7
1
3
5
3
4
6
10
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
6
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
S
5
0.6
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
16
1
S
15
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
73
75
80
55
33
33
16
57
58
75
51
38
68
90
70
395
373
373
368
406
310
391
470
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
S
11
0.5
E
9
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
10
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
15
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
19
0.4
NE
10
0.3
S
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
7
10
11
25
23
20
39
7
17
4
8
67
18
25
72
24
7
5
18
17
8
8
6
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
16
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.1
SE
15
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.2
S
20
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
11
3
7
7
4
10
18
17
8
46
26
32
14
7
18
9
8
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.4
S
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
S
6
2
SSW
9
0.5
N
3
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
N
4
0.2
WNW
2
0.6
SW
4
1.8
S
16
Energy kJ
5
16
34
29
9
48
82
666
5
10
10
1
10
1591
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
43
43
53
0
0
0
53
241
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
97
266
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
2
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
8
7
9
7
7
6
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