Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
2
0
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
SE
17
1.7
SSE
6
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
0.9
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
17
0.8
S
17
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
235
240
663
204
279
279
292
267
252
252
305
326
505
399
368
302
313
319
259
244
239
269
259
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
25
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
9:01AM1.52m
9:28PM1.55m
10:01AM1.59m
10:28PM1.58m
11:03AM1.68m
11:29PM1.64m
Low Tide
2:59AM0.38m
3:24PM0.37m
3:51AM0.34m
4:20PM0.34m
4:45AM0.29m
5:19PM0.30m
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:14
8:14
8:12
8:12
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
3
8
12
7
2
2
1
Temp °C
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
4
5
6
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
7
8
6
5
5
Feels °C
3
4
3
1
-1
1
-1
1
0
-1
1
3
4
2
1
0
-1
0
0
4
5
3
1
1
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