Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 10AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSW 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 6 | S 16 | SE 18 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 52 | 97 | 510 | 91 | 89 | 85 | 78 | 150 | 140 | 173 | 169 | 188 | 223 | 217 | 211 | 206 | 197 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:41AM1.57m | 00:00AM1.50m | 12:30PM1.60m | 00:47AM1.53m | 1:13PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.42m | 5:42PM0.48m | 5:58AM0.42m | 6:31PM0.47m | 6:44AM0.40m | 7:15PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 91 | 89 | 85 | 50 | 31 | 33 | 25 | 169 | 188 | 223 | 217 | 211 | 206 | 197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 16 | SE 18 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 49 | 52 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 31 | 28 | 78 | 150 | 140 | 173 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 134 | 128 | 125 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 97 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 44 | 15 | 81 | 70 | 67 | 20 | 19 | 47 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | S 2 | SE 4 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | — | 510 | 66 | 96 | 77 | 101 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 60 | 10 | 43 | 75 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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