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Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Forecast
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Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wainakarua River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
14.3° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today?
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 6PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 188 | 102 | 659 | 288 | 597 | 666 | 202 | 140 | 140 | 113 | 90 | 69 | 72 | 42 | 58 | 66 | 53 | 42 | 78 | 121 | 55 | 31 | 23 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
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Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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