Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
11.0° C

1.9°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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 5AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (25 Jun)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
13
0.6
E
8
1.2
SSW
6
0.8
ENE
9
1
SSW
6
2.3
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.3
S
8
3
S
9
2.5
S
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
E
11
0.7
S
18
0.8
SSE
18
0.8
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
46
107
106
80
547
817
744
1288
1203
368
368
280
222
186
143
105
144
304
408
390
341
416
490
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
15
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
SW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
High Tide
11:37PM1.57m
12:08PM1.61m
00:26AM1.56m
12:54PM1.62m
1:10AM1.56m
1:37PM1.65m
Low Tide
5:41AM0.34m
6:09PM0.41m
6:27AM0.36m
6:56PM0.42m
7:10AM0.37m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:17
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
7
8
7
6
5
6
7
6
6
4
4
4
5
7
8
6
4
4
5
6
7
10
11
8
Feels °C
-1
-1
-2
1
-3
-4
-3
-2
0
-2
-1
-1
1
4
5
2
0
0
1
2
3
6
9
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
2.1
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
Energy kJ
20
46
71
106
73
54
67
67
645
474
368
368
280
222
186
143
105
144
144
178
227
279
338
284
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
S
18
0.8
SSE
18
0.8
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
1
S
16
Energy kJ
35
31
31
52
43
67
130
123
48
74
73
50
71
49
68
304
408
390
341
416
490
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
18
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
2
31
34
67
67
38
34
33
36
61
102
49
32
18
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
7
1
SSW
6
2.3
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.3
S
8
3
S
9
2.5
S
10
Energy kJ
55
69
107
83
80
547
817
744
1288
1203
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
5
5
1
1
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
92
10
97
0
104
231
231
43
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
4
1
5
5
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
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