Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 01 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.5°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 4PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (01 Mar)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (01 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
0.2
ESE
1.9
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
2
S
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)1210671414131313121212121212121111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)322102564391933215383670313161240123112311158954847646527508412333261235200181
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
W
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:31PM
1.80
3:00AM
1.93
3:19PM
1.84
3:46AM
1.93
4:04PM
1.84
4:30AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:22AM
0.17
8:40PM
0.06
9:11AM
0.13
9:28PM
0.04
9:57AM
0.11
10:15PM
0.05
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset---8:24-------8:22-------8:21----
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
11---11--1--------------
Temp. °C1111141299889111211987691112119999
Feels °C (?)645311112454443378975666
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