Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is

10.1° C

Wainakarua River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 1PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	5s
Evening (23 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).
	Thursday 23							Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	NE 4	S 8	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	S 15	S 15	S 17	S 17	SSE 17	ENE 10	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	SE 18	SE 17
Wave Graph
kJ	13	18	12	12	13	13	15	14	15	23	38	24	24	49	52	97	20	212	182	134	91	150	140
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNW	NNE	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	W	SSE	SSE	ESE	SSW	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:48AM1.55m				11:09PM1.50m				11:41AM1.57m				00:00AM1.50m					12:30PM1.60m
Low Tide		4:20AM0.39m				4:51PM0.46m				5:11AM0.42m				5:42PM0.48m				5:58AM0.42m					6:31PM0.47m


	—	8:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	8	9	11	12	11	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	9	8	8	5	5	5	6	6	5	4
Feels °C	4	4	5	8	9	7	6	7	7	5	7	8	8	7	5	5	-4	-4	-4	-1	0	0	-1
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	SSE 8	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	SE 4	SE 4	ENE 10	ESE 5	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	S 6	SSE 6
kJ	11	6	8	8	8	13	15	14	15	23	38	24	24	10	11	74	9	91	89	85	78	76	52
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	SE 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 13	S 15	ENE 6	ENE 7	SE 4	ENE 7	ENE 10	ENE 9	SE 13	SE 14	SE 18	SE 17
kJ	13	11	12	9	4	5	7	7	5	13	14	16	17	16	26	9	18	18	16	27	51	150	140
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	S 13	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 13	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 9	SE 8	S 13	S 15	ESE 13	S 17	S 17	SSE 17	ENE 10	SE 13	SE 13	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 16	S 15
kJ	11	14	9	9	9	4	5	5	7	3	14	17	16	49	52	97	20	26	27	16	15	80	71
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	—	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 2	SE 4	—	—	—	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 7
kJ	6	18	—	12	13	10	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	—	—	—	70	212	182	134	91	132	70
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Warrington Otago	Warrington Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	72	68	15	15	68	72	15	68	60	60	0	15	0	0	68	0	246	53	53	92	52	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - Kuri Bush		Warrington	Warrington	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach	Dunedin - Bobs Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4		1	1	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Larsen Street West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	1	1	4	5	4	2	2	4	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	5	4	4	7	5	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5

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