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Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
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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
12.2° 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 7AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | |
27 | 232 | 40 | 73 | 110 | 112 | 115 | 78 | 78 | 50 | 49 | 53 | 163 | 168 | 253 | 459 | 515 | 411 | 496 | 522 | 516 | 653 | 778 | 1060 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 7:17PM1.89m | 7:43AM1.73m | 8:20PM1.83m | 8:48AM1.69m | 9:22PM1.78m | 9:51AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.18m | 2:03PM0.13m | 2:42AM0.20m | 3:03PM0.16m | 3:39AM0.21m | 4:01PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 4 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 |
27 | 14 | 15 | 73 | 110 | 112 | 115 | 78 | 78 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 163 | 168 | 253 | 459 | 515 | 411 | 496 | 522 | 516 | 653 | 778 | 1060 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
15 | 31 | 40 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 50 | 49 | 53 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 13 | SE 12 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 19 | NE 10 |
5 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 9 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
7 | 232 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 60 | 68 | 68 | 9 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 68 |
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