Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 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 3.5°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 7PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
4
4
3
4
3
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
E
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ESE
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)101111111211111111101010999988121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1611354946712108222217961369112889867455741534023910899143133344161161203284288
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:32AM
1.64
12:08AM
1.78
12:33PM
1.69
1:04AM
1.82
1:26PM
1.74
1:54AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:42PM
0.21
6:20AM
0.25
6:40PM
0.17
7:14AM
0.21
7:33PM
0.14
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise--------7:47-------7:48-------
Sunset---7:37-------7:35-------7:32----
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1-----------1--------1-
Temp. °C151616161617161616171413131313141414161515161615
Feels °C (?)121313141517151716161312121111121212141314161613
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