Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 11AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | S 15 | SW 7 | ESE 16 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 19 | S 23 | S 23 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 77 | 67 | 372 | 146 | 1567 | 416 | 458 | 470 | 458 | 453 | 587 | 545 | 627 | 666 | 722 | 2003 | 2773 | 1225 | 1186 | 1087 | 1004 | 781 | 743 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:06AM1.91m | 4:39PM2.03m | 4:59AM1.88m | 5:31PM1.96m | 5:53AM1.83m | 6:24PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM-0.06m | 10:58PM0.06m | 11:18AM-0.02m | 11:52PM0.09m | 12:13PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | S 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | S 23 | S 23 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 59 | 77 | 20 | 42 | 85 | 316 | 416 | 458 | 470 | 458 | 453 | 441 | 545 | 627 | 666 | 632 | 2003 | 2773 | 1225 | 1186 | 1087 | 1004 | 781 | 743 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 19 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 40 | 67 | 71 | 146 | 147 | 237 | 234 | 295 | 326 | 412 | 587 | 435 | 338 | 87 | 722 | 616 | 600 | 576 | 476 | 419 | 402 | 328 | 323 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | ENE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 26 | S 24 | S 24 | SSE 24 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 |
| kJ | 41 | 2 | 33 | 34 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 376 | 452 | — | — | 161 | 159 | 153 | 157 | 52 | 1101 | 765 | 736 | 564 | 429 | 369 | 258 | 148 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 80 | 372 | — | 1567 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 0 |
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