Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Issued: 5 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
11.4° C

1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (11 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 10PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)--
Afternoon (11 Jun)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (11 Jun)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
S
17
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
182
121
78
53
45
43
41
39
37
16
59
50
55
86
84
45
38
37
36
32
56
54
50
47
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
W
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNE
5
NE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:50PM1.66m
12:21PM1.77m
00:44AM1.73m
1:16PM1.88m
1:39AM1.79m
Low Tide
5:37PM0.26m
6:01AM0.20m
6:33PM0.21m
6:54AM0.13m
7:29PM0.16m
7:49AM0.06m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:11
8:12
8:12
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
9
9
11
11
10
11
12
12
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
9
9
8
8
8
8
13
Feels °C
8
5
5
8
8
8
9
10
9
7
7
6
7
6
7
9
9
6
6
5
5
4
4
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
S
17
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
Energy kJ
182
121
78
53
39
25
24
39
37
8
59
50
55
48
36
33
32
29
28
16
56
54
50
47
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
18
0.3
NE
3
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
18
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
39
25
2
46
45
43
41
14
8
1
8
16
47
86
84
45
38
37
36
32
25
1
24
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
S
21
0.1
E
12
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
18
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
7
16
24
11
1
2
2
16
1
16
1
9
3
30
30
8
25
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
2
2
4
2
1
6
1
3
1
2
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
60
68
0
0
0
0
0
0
66
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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