
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 1PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
730 | 566 | 443 | 419 | 317 | 303 | 222 | 218 | 218 | 104 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:13AM1.59m | 3:39PM1.71m | 3:53AM1.59m | 4:19PM1.70m | 4:33AM1.57m | 4:58PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM0.33m | 9:50PM0.39m | 10:00AM0.33m | 10:33PM0.39m | 10:43AM0.32m | 11:16PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
730 | 566 | 443 | 419 | 317 | 303 | 222 | 218 | 218 | 104 | 57 | 57 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
146 | 104 | 96 | 94 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — |
1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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