
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 12AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 15 | SSE 17 | S 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1118 | 1027 | 809 | 743 | 724 | 804 | 1733 | 551 | 1525 | 619 | 1189 | 1421 | 1905 | 2199 | 2107 | 1690 | 1366 | 1051 | 784 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:24PM1.87m | 6:49AM1.75m | 7:19PM1.76m | 7:47AM1.67m | 8:15PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM0.14m | 1:08PM0.14m | 1:40AM0.20m | 2:04PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 17 | S 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
1118 | 1027 | 809 | 743 | 724 | 804 | 743 | 551 | 754 | 619 | 1189 | 1421 | 1905 | 2199 | 2107 | 1690 | 1366 | 1051 | 784 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
419 | 402 | 390 | 323 | 323 | 318 | 225 | 219 | 215 | 215 | 167 | 136 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 71 | 71 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | S 21 | SSE 20 | S 19 | S 19 | — | S 18 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
559 | 380 | 260 | 148 | 140 | 82 | 30 | 30 | — | 169 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 15 | S 6 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 41 | 1733 | 49 | 1525 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 0 |
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