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Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Forecast
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Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.4° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 10AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | |
243 | 254 | 363 | 302 | 394 | 392 | 408 | 353 | 353 | 338 | 275 | 286 | 238 | 240 | 170 | 102 | 75 | 75 | 83 | 109 | 134 | 138 | 79 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:18AM1.57m | 4:44PM1.67m | 5:01AM1.54m | 5:27PM1.64m | 5:44AM1.50m | 6:11PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.37m | 11:02PM0.43m | 11:12AM0.39m | 11:48PM0.45m | 11:58AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 243 | 254 | 363 | 302 | 394 | 392 | 408 | 353 | 353 | 338 | 275 | 286 | 238 | 240 | 170 | 102 | 27 | 75 | 47 | 62 | 70 | 73 | 79 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 13 | S 4 | S 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | ENE 10 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 42 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 75 | 6 | 49 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 11 | S 12 | S 9 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | — | 17 | 30 | 31 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | NNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 61 | 40 | 83 | 109 | 134 | 138 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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