Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
11.2° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (22 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 10PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)--
Afternoon (22 Jun)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (22 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
9
0.3
S
13
0.6
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.9
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1287
839
631
478
444
356
329
263
258
128
239
187
60
60
92
63
63
39
31
43
109
151
158
307
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
NE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
0
W
20
S
10
SW
5
NNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:49PM1.66m
10:21AM1.61m
10:45PM1.61m
11:17AM1.60m
11:37PM1.57m
Low Tide
3:32PM0.26m
4:02AM0.27m
4:27PM0.32m
4:53AM0.31m
5:19PM0.37m
5:41AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
9
8
8
7
7
7
9
10
8
8
8
7
7
7
9
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
Feels °C
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
7
8
5
5
5
3
3
2
5
8
4
4
6
1
0
-2
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
13
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
7
0.7
S
5
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
ENE
9
Energy kJ
1287
839
631
478
444
356
329
263
258
128
239
187
55
56
92
12
12
7
10
23
109
151
158
101
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
SSE
14
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
S
13
0.6
E
8
0.5
S
5
0.3
S
13
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
2
2
2
64
3
4
60
60
3
63
63
35
31
43
12
31
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
4
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
8
3
16
16
9
4
32
32
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.5
S
9
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
4
1.9
S
6
Energy kJ
29
2
32
16
3
7
21
39
21
26
54
307
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
Distance (km)
68
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
73
9
0
104
0
0
8
53
104
231
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
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