Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 6PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 18 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 112 | 89 | 150 | 140 | 173 | 166 | 239 | 223 | 217 | 211 | 203 | 194 | 183 | 253 | 198 | 249 | 246 | 303 | 384 | 527 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:30PM1.60m | 00:47AM1.53m | 1:13PM1.64m | 1:29AM1.56m | 1:54PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.47m | 6:44AM0.40m | 7:15PM0.45m | 7:27AM0.37m | 7:58PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | -4 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 89 | 85 | 78 | 62 | 52 | 41 | 31 | 239 | 223 | 217 | 211 | 203 | 194 | 183 | 253 | 198 | 249 | 246 | 303 | 384 | 527 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 14 | SE 18 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 14 | S 13 | E 11 | S 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 | S 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 52 | 150 | 140 | 173 | 166 | 26 | 19 | 134 | 173 | 36 | 20 | 119 | 114 | 20 | 102 | 72 | 69 | 9 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 11 | E 11 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | E 16 | ESE 16 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 14 | 76 | 70 | 67 | 21 | 37 | 36 | 42 | 37 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 73 | 27 | 29 | 76 | 25 | 21 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 9 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 132 | 112 | 89 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 134 | 99 | 21 | 129 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 52 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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