Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 07 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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 1.9°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: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
ENE
1.7
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)101091516161515151516161616161586161615151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1201158512112617711811511611912412612412212412121197129127135179231215
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
5
ESE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
NW
5
E
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:39AM
1.66
7:03PM
1.64
7:26AM
1.57
7:53PM
1.57
8:17AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33AM
0.25
12:56PM
0.30
1:22AM
0.35
1:44PM
0.38
2:13AM
0.44
2:35PM
0.46
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise----7:20-------7:20-------7:22---
Sunset-------8:14-------8:12-------8:09
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------21431-----
Temp. °C171515151619181716151414171716151210101011131211
Feels °C (?)1516151414161616161414141716141364555766
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