
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
250 | 199 | 196 | 193 | 150 | 143 | 131 | 97 | 70 | 74 | 44 | 662 | 1834 | 3123 | 5311 | 2354 | 1869 | 1413 | 890 | 676 | 457 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:48PM1.73m | 4:01AM1.62m | 4:25PM1.71m | 4:38AM1.60m | 5:03PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30AM0.26m | 9:59PM0.33m | 10:10AM0.25m | 10:39PM0.32m | 10:51AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 15 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
250 | 199 | 196 | 193 | 150 | 143 | 97 | 93 | 68 | 62 | 44 | 47 | 59 | 3 | 2746 | 2354 | 1869 | 1413 | 890 | 676 | 457 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 16 | S 14 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
8 | 76 | 37 | 17 | 16 | 35 | 32 | 97 | 70 | 74 | 37 | 21 | 39 | 37 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 221 | 187 | 235 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NE 5 | S 20 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | SE 17 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | ESE 13 | SE 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 |
31 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 36 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — |
30 | 20 | 11 | 37 | 40 | 88 | 131 | 202 | — | 4 | 16 | 662 | 1834 | 3123 | 5311 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 242 | 403 | 216 | 53 | 52 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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