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Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
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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 2.5°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 4PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 14 | |
1809 | 2229 | 2149 | 1942 | 1912 | 1682 | 1299 | 4086 | 1025 | 889 | 754 | 645 | 514 | 422 | 320 | 314 | 953 | 1102 | 5009 | 1784 | 1957 | 3595 | 4805 | 1322 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 9:35AM1.40m | 10:02PM1.52m | 10:22AM1.45m | 10:48PM1.57m | 11:09AM1.52m | 11:34PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44PM0.43m | 4:17AM0.43m | 4:30PM0.37m | 5:01AM0.36m | 5:17PM0.30m | 5:45AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | |
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
74 | 48 | 31 | 32 | 87 | 1682 | 1299 | 1269 | 1025 | 889 | 754 | 645 | 514 | 422 | 320 | 314 | 953 | 1102 | 1489 | 39 | 39 | 1594 | 1408 | 1322 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 14 | E 14 | ENE 13 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 12 |
— | 21 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 85 | 82 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 22 | 41 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | E 14 | S 26 | S 25 | E 13 | S 22 | S 22 |
— | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | — | — | 16 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 83 | 82 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | N 4 | — | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — |
1809 | 2229 | 2149 | 1942 | 1912 | 20 | 15 | 4086 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 5009 | 1784 | 1957 | 3595 | 4805 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 241 | 392 | 242 | 104 | 53 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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