
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 11PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | S 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 44 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 62 | 35 | 25 | 38 | 39 | 48 | 140 | 73 | 70 | 91 | 93 | 90 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 59 | 77 | 38 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:19AM1.86m | 2:53PM2.04m | 3:13AM1.90m | 3:46PM2.06m | 4:06AM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM0.12m | 8:31AM-0.02m | 9:09PM0.08m | 9:27AM-0.05m | 10:04PM0.05m | 10:22AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | |
5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | SSW 4 | SSE 14 |
42 | 44 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 62 | 35 | 25 | 8 | 39 | 31 | 42 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 31 | 59 | 77 | 11 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 12 | ENE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
16 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 48 | 140 | 73 | 42 | 91 | 93 | 90 | 51 | 29 | 5 | 41 | 40 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 13 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 15 | ESE 16 |
6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 70 | 70 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 46 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 59 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 42 | 47 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 242 |
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