Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (11 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 10PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 17 | S 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
182 | 121 | 78 | 53 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 16 | 59 | 50 | 55 | 86 | 84 | 45 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 56 | 54 | 50 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:50PM1.66m | 12:21PM1.77m | 00:44AM1.73m | 1:16PM1.88m | 1:39AM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.26m | 6:01AM0.20m | 6:33PM0.21m | 6:54AM0.13m | 7:29PM0.16m | 7:49AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | |
4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | S 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
182 | 121 | 78 | 53 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 37 | 8 | 59 | 50 | 55 | 48 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 56 | 54 | 50 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 18 | NE 3 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | S 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | NNE 4 | S 17 | S 16 |
39 | 25 | 2 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 47 | 86 | 84 | 45 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 25 | 1 | 24 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 14 | S 18 | SSW 8 | NNE 3 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 14 | S 4 | SSE 13 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | S 21 | E 12 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 9 | S 18 | — | SE 12 |
7 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 25 | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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