Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 10 Apr 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
15.1° C
(Which is 3.4°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 12AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (11 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
1.3
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
2
E
Period(s) (?)999996678888899991010910101013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1818181805811972792184324876353684044314414504604003923563204791308
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
5
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:05PM
1.49
10:27AM
1.40
10:54PM
1.53
11:13AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39PM
0.51
4:15AM
0.51
4:27PM
0.46
5:00AM
0.46
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-
Sunset-6:09-------6:07-------6:06------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141311111111121516151414141315181615141312121415
Feels °C (?)9978788111212111010912141413119991213
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