Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 05 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
15.4° C
(Which is 3.5°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 7AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (06 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.8
E
0.4
SSE
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.5
E
1.7
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
E
3
ENE
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
E
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)141310959555666667788999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)949235272928344683888889961822774445426031194593614668802753
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:53AM
1.53
6:21PM
1.58
6:43AM
1.47
7:13PM
1.53
7:37AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:52PM
0.41
12:08PM
0.42
12:43AM
0.48
1:00PM
0.48
1:38AM
0.53
1:53PM
0.52
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise----6:58-------7:01-------7:01---
Sunset-------6:16-------6:15-------6:13
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11------111111-----
Temp. °C111212111213131313131314141515141414141314171717
Feels °C (?)78979101112111110111110108910121212151415
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