Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 03 May 2026 NZST
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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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.1°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 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)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 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
20
31
28
27
26
16
16
17
13
12
12
27
56
75
109
98
94
64
69
134
116
107
69
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SSE
5
ESE
0
NNE
0
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:24PM1.69m
4:42AM1.57m
5:08PM1.65m
5:26AM1.52m
5:54PM1.61m
Low Tide
10:07AM0.33m
10:39PM0.39m
10:52AM0.38m
11:26PM0.44m
11:39AM0.42m
00:16AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:33
7:33
7:35
7:37
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5:31
5:30
5:29
5:28
Temp °C
12
14
14
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
11
11
10
9
9
9
11
12
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
10
8
9
8
7
6
6
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
Energy kJ
17
20
31
28
27
26
16
16
17
6
12
12
27
56
75
109
98
94
64
69
134
116
107
69
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
9
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
33
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
6
6
3
1
1
1
1
2
31
31
7
7
6
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
3
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
22
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
8
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
15
75
10
10
15
15
15
15
68
68
68
0
0
0
0
0
0
68
72
9
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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