Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
9.7° C
1.1° 

Wainakarua River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
7
2
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
11
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
2.5
S
7
3.5
S
9
3.5
SSE
12
4.5
S
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SE
10
1.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
199
196
193
150
143
131
97
70
74
44
662
1834
3123
5311
2354
1869
1413
890
676
457
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
30
WSW
60
WSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:48PM1.73m
4:01AM1.62m
4:25PM1.71m
4:38AM1.60m
5:03PM1.68m
Low Tide
9:30AM0.26m
9:59PM0.33m
10:10AM0.25m
10:39PM0.32m
10:51AM0.26m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
9
11
12
11
10
8
8
9
9
9
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
7
8
6
6
Feels °C
6
8
9
8
6
3
5
4
4
2
-7
-6
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
1
3
1
2
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