Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
9.7° C
1.2° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 3PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.9
E
5
1.2
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
7
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SE
9
1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
73
71
71
84
55
55
40
43
89
57
66
94
70
93
93
88
94
102
123
89
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
5
E
5
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:51AM1.71m
11:17PM1.63m
11:54AM1.81m
00:17AM1.72m
12:52PM1.90m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.32m
5:28AM0.21m
6:07PM0.25m
6:26AM0.12m
7:04PM0.17m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
8
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
8
9
8
7
4
4
3
5
5
5
6
6
6
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