Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 NZST
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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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.2°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: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (06 May)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
14
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
153
135
113
107
69
68
68
67
40
40
39
39
35
33
32
32
36
89
66
125
87
58
42
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NNE
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
5:54PM1.61m
6:13AM1.47m
6:42PM1.56m
7:03AM1.43m
7:32PM1.53m
7:54AM1.39m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.48m
12:29PM0.46m
1:07AM0.51m
1:19PM0.49m
1:58AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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7:37
7:37
7:39
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5:29
5:28
5:27
5:24
Temp °C
12
9
10
10
9
9
9
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
17
19
18
16
15
13
12
13
15
8
6
7
7
6
6
5
13
13
12
12
12
10
11
11
14
17
16
14
13
12
10
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.3
S
13
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
Energy kJ
154
153
135
113
107
69
68
23
24
24
40
39
4
7
13
15
32
36
89
66
125
87
58
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.1
E
10
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
Energy kJ
1
3
3
1
3
8
13
68
67
40
8
3
39
35
33
32
2
32
33
15
15
15
33
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.4
NE
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
8
3
3
15
6
6
6
6
6
1
24
8
1
1
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
1.2
NE
6
0.7
NNW
4
Energy kJ
1
21
4
10
11
15
26
31
23
120
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
73
68
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
9
9
72
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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