Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 21 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Wainakarua River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 12AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)--
Afternoon (22 Feb)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (22 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
1.4
NE
1.7
NNE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.4
S
1.3
SSW
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.9
SSW
1
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)165666971312106866674556611116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)459517660442716506594452215475905544364189715738304644
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
35
NE
10
NNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
30
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
30
S
20
S
5
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
15
N
15
W
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:24AM
1.68
7:52PM
1.69
8:19AM
1.63
8:53PM
1.67
9:23AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:21AM
0.23
1:48PM
0.26
2:19AM
0.28
2:45PM
0.29
3:22AM
0.33
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------7:01-------7:03-------7:03-
Sunset-8:38-------8:37-------8:35------
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161615141212151819161211111013171816171914131416
Feels °C (?)91013109888111079879121211151577912
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