Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.5° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 4AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
773
555
451
361
276
195
147
147
113
106
77
78
81
86
86
54
31
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:15PM1.66m
8:47AM1.60m
9:13PM1.58m
9:48AM1.56m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.27m
3:00PM0.34m
3:27AM0.34m
3:56PM0.41m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:06
8:04
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
6
7
8
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
9
8
Feels °C
4
3
2
3
3
7
8
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
6
4
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