Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 02 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 2.0°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 2PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)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 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
121
112
107
104
103
63
59
58
54
33
20
30
28
28
27
16
16
14
13
13
12
22
57
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
5
N
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
SE
0
NNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:18AM1.65m
3:42PM1.71m
3:59AM1.61m
4:24PM1.69m
4:42AM1.57m
5:08PM1.65m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.29m
9:53PM0.34m
10:07AM0.33m
10:39PM0.39m
10:52AM0.38m
11:26PM0.44m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:31
7:33
7:33
7:35
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5:34
5:31
5:30
5:29
Temp °C
11
11
12
16
18
16
15
14
13
12
12
14
14
11
11
11
11
11
11
14
13
11
11
11
8
8
9
13
14
13
12
11
10
9
9
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
12
10
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
SSE
17
Energy kJ
124
121
112
107
104
103
63
59
58
54
33
20
30
28
28
27
16
16
14
6
13
12
12
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
9
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
26
12
11
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
14
14
2
2
12
12
12
13
6
3
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
7
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
2
1
1
2
1
8
14
13
12
2
1
1
1
2
6
22
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
4
8
14
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
9
68
9
0
0
0
0
10
60
75
10
10
10
15
15
15
15
68
68
15
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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