Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (24 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 11PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)--
Afternoon (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (24 Jun)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
S
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.6
E
8
1.2
SSW
6
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
S
12
2.2
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.6
S
8
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
0.6
S
18
0.7
SSE
18
0.8
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
16
1.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
130
35
46
110
103
103
496
761
597
316
1203
377
351
262
227
190
147
105
230
333
404
350
274
Wind (km/h)
5
S
20
S
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
15
W
45
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:37PM1.57m
12:08PM1.61m
00:26AM1.56m
12:54PM1.62m
1:10AM1.56m
Low Tide
5:19PM0.37m
5:41AM0.34m
6:09PM0.41m
6:27AM0.36m
6:56PM0.42m
7:10AM0.37m
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
5:00
5:01
 mm
2
1
2
Temp °C
10
9
7
8
7
6
5
7
7
6
6
5
5
6
5
7
8
5
4
4
5
6
7
10
Feels °C
7
4
0
0
-1
1
-5
-3
-2
-2
0
-1
0
2
1
3
4
1
0
0
1
2
3
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
ENE
7
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
9
0.6
E
9
1
S
10
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
10
0.9
E
10
1.1
E
11
Energy kJ
63
17
20
46
71
103
75
54
64
63
184
466
377
351
262
227
190
147
105
146
141
162
167
274
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
9
0.5
SSW
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
12
0.6
E
9
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
18
0.8
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
S
16
Energy kJ
17
101
35
31
31
57
103
64
130
125
70
74
73
50
49
49
68
333
404
350
242
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.1
S
9
0.3
S
13
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.6
S
18
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
9
2
31
64
67
38
34
33
36
36
230
50
29
27
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
1.1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
2.2
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.6
S
8
2.5
S
10
Energy kJ
130
55
53
110
77
60
496
761
597
316
1203
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
5
5
1
1
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
104
216
10
8
0
97
231
231
43
10
8
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
4
3
1
5
5
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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