Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
11.4°C
2.4° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)--
Afternoon (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.3
S
14
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.7
ENE
7
0.3
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
168
145
148
145
113
108
75
75
54
35
73
80
53
51
50
50
50
58
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
S
5
SW
0
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:55PM1.63m
11:32AM1.78m
11:57PM1.68m
12:30PM1.82m
Low Tide
5:08AM0.21m
5:46PM0.24m
6:06AM0.16m
6:41PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
13
10
8
8
8
8
10
12
12
10
10
10
10
9
12
15
17
14
13
Feels °C
10
7
6
6
6
5
7
8
6
6
7
7
8
6
10
13
14
12
10
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