Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is

9.7° C

Wainakarua River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 1PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Evening (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	3	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	NE 5	ENE 5	S 16	SSE 17	S 19	SSE 19	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	S 16	ESE 13	ESE 14	S 15	ESE 16	SW 6	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	55	37	26	24	35	37	47	93	180	70	91	93	90	51	46	78	59	65	39	51	186	1283	2357	4070
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	WSW	SSW	N	NW	N	NW	ENE	SSE	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	SSW	SW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW
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	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:19AM1.86m				2:53PM2.04m					3:13AM1.90m				3:46PM2.06m				4:06AM1.91m				4:39PM2.03m
Low Tide			8:31AM-0.02m					9:09PM0.08m				9:27AM-0.05m				10:04PM0.05m				10:22AM-0.06m				10:58PM0.06m


	—	8:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:10	—	—	—	—	—	8:08
	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	5:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	8	9	11	14	12	11	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	6	7	8	7	10	12	10	9	8
Feels °C	4	4	5	6	10	9	9	8	6	6	6	7	6	7	4	2	4	3	3	5	4	0	1	3
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 10	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 5	ESE 13	ESE 14	ENE 7	ESE 13	SSW 6	S 14	S 14	S 14
kJ	55	37	26	24	9	37	32	26	29	27	26	18	17	15	12	10	59	65	15	34	57	373	856	1604
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 9	ESE 9	S 16	S 16	SSE 17	S 19	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	ESE 12	S 16	E 5	S 15	ESE 13	SSE 14	SE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16
kJ	7	7	7	8	8	21	47	93	180	42	91	93	90	51	29	78	5	40	33	41	67	147	177	232
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 18	S 18	ESE 9	S 17	ENE 9	S 21	ESE 11	ESE 14	SSE 19	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 16	ESE 13	S 15	E 5	S 15	ESE 16	SSE 14	ENE 5	NE 7	—
kJ	1	6	6	7	22	8	35	11	18	70	34	30	29	29	46	32	41	4	39	51	69	3	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NW 2	NNW 3	NE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	SW 2	SW 4	SW 6	SW 6	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	—	—	1	3	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	9	47	186	1283	2357	4070
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	11	11	52	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	68	0	0	0	0	43	0	0	97	97	97	10
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	3	1				2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	4	9
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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