Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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

2.0°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 (13 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 10PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)--
Afternoon (13 Jun)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (13 Jun)1ft (0.3m)14s

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 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
3
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.6
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.4
SSE
15
1.3
S
8
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
37
37
33
56
55
51
47
47
78
41
41
40
36
68
290
1001
163
89
74
213
59
50
111
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSE
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:39AM1.79m
2:12PM1.97m
2:34AM1.85m
3:07PM2.03m
3:29AM1.88m
Low Tide
7:29PM0.16m
7:49AM0.06m
8:27PM0.12m
8:45AM0.01m
9:25PM0.09m
9:43AM-0.02m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:12
8:14
8:14
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:59
4:59
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
8
9
9
13
16
14
15
15
10
11
11
12
11
9
9
8
7
6
5
8
Feels °C
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
13
10
11
13
8
10
9
8
5
3
5
5
4
4
2
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
NE
4
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
S
4
0.5
S
10
0.8
S
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
9
Energy kJ
32
18
28
16
56
55
51
47
47
78
6
39
40
2
50
51
1
1
80
74
56
59
50
111
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
NE
4
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
S
17
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
14
Energy kJ
38
37
37
33
25
25
24
20
20
21
38
5
37
21
68
290
6
6
6
7
14
24
25
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.1
SE
12
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
NE
4
0.3
S
14
0.1
NE
4
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
12
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
9
6
30
30
1
6
5
41
41
3
36
1
10
15
6
1
6
43
38
41
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
S
3
0.7
SSW
4
1
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.4
S
16
1.6
S
6
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
1.3
S
8
Energy kJ
1
3
1
2
1
1
16
72
170
1001
163
89
62
213
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
66
68
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
68
0
0
15
0
0
0
97
97
15
0
0
0
0
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
1
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
3
4
3
5
9
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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