Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 4AM is: 1.5m 23s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | S 23 | S 23 | SSE 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 666 | 649 | 2314 | 2773 | 1497 | 1386 | 1087 | 1027 | 809 | 743 | 724 | 688 | 1733 | 1739 | 1709 | 813 | 655 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 5:53AM1.83m | 6:24PM1.87m | 6:49AM1.75m | 7:19PM1.76m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.09m | 12:13PM0.05m | 00:46AM0.14m | 1:08PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | S 23 | S 23 | SSE 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 13 | S 14 |
| kJ | 666 | 632 | 2314 | 2773 | 1497 | 1386 | 1087 | 1027 | 809 | 743 | 724 | 688 | 179 | 847 | 847 | 172 | 655 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 18 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 19 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 352 | 649 | 616 | 600 | 576 | 476 | 419 | 402 | 328 | 323 | 323 | 318 | 365 | 219 | 215 | 119 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 25 | — | S 24 | SSE 24 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | S 21 | SSE 21 | ESE 13 | S 19 | — | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 284 | 111 | — | 1570 | 749 | 564 | 559 | 380 | 260 | 148 | 140 | 83 | 222 | 30 | — | — | 165 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | SSW 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 283 | 1733 | 1739 | 1709 | 813 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 |
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