Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 8AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1887 | 2418 | 2034 | 2020 | 1929 | 1728 | 2796 | 826 | 1049 | 890 | 799 | 716 | 628 | 554 | 480 | 392 | 334 | 247 | 226 | 247 | 258 | 254 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:45AM1.56m | 7:11PM1.57m | 7:38AM1.56m | 8:05PM1.55m | 8:38AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.36m | 1:10PM0.35m | 1:38AM0.37m | 2:05PM0.38m | 2:32AM0.37m | 3:05PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Feels °C | -6 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1480 | 826 | 1049 | 890 | 799 | 716 | 628 | 554 | 480 | 392 | 334 | 247 | 226 | 247 | 258 | 254 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | E 12 | — | E 19 | SE 18 | SE 13 | ESE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 11 | SE 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 248 | 3 | — | 7 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 63 | 56 | 79 | 41 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 19 | E 12 | SE 18 | SE 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 12 | S 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 57 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 |
| kJ | 1887 | 2418 | 2034 | 2020 | 1929 | 1728 | 2796 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 304 | 216 | 216 | 231 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 180 | 52 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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