Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
9.5° C
1.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 10AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
175
176
133
88
84
59
160
235
277
344
397
427
497
778
435
413
413
364
292
235
191
115
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:12AM1.80m
1:45PM1.98m
2:05AM1.87m
2:37PM2.02m
2:55AM1.91m
3:26PM2.02m
Low Tide
7:22AM0.04m
7:58PM0.11m
8:16AM-0.03m
8:50PM0.06m
9:08AM-0.05m
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7:41
7:39
7:37
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5:42
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
2
3
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
10
10
9
9
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