Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Forecast

/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (462 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (45.27° S 170.86° E)

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Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 13 Jul 2025 NZST

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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 9.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	11s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	11s
Evening (13 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	11s

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

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	Sunday 13					Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16								Thursday 17								Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sunday 20
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	0	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	12	11	11	10	10	10	19	19	10	10	10	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	1190	1220	1219	1115	1011	874	878	1098	894	733	670	694	589	516	526	455	472	499	491	407	415	434	379	370	417	468	799	780	906	551	605	691	604	617	524	424	353	352	326	301	304	262	256	246	209	139	183	296	224	160	203	137	136	217	206	157	146	120	110	107
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	W	SW	WSW	SW	ESE	WSW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NE	SW	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	N	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	W	W	NW	NW	NW	WNW	S	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				5:02PM 1.75				5:16AM 1.63				5:45PM 1.74					6:02AM 1.62				6:31PM 1.71				6:52AM 1.62				7:21PM 1.68				7:47AM 1.62				8:17PM 1.65				8:47AM 1.63					9:17PM 1.63				9:52AM 1.67				10:21PM 1.64				10:58AM 1.73
Low Tide / height (m)		10:48AM 0.22				11:21PM 0.30				11:34AM 0.22					12:08AM 0.29				12:23PM 0.22				12:56AM 0.28				1:15PM 0.23				1:47AM 0.27				2:11PM 0.26				2:42AM 0.27					3:10PM 0.27				3:38AM 0.25				4:11PM 0.28				4:36AM 0.23				5:12PM 0.27

	Sunday 13					Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16								Thursday 17								Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sunday 20
Sunrise	8:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:17	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	8	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	8	10	11	9	9	8	8	7	7	9	10	9	8	9	9	8	7	9	11	8	7	7	6	6	6	8	9	7	7	7	7	6	6	9	10	9	9	8	7	7	8	9	11	9	9	8	8	8	8	12	13	11
Feels °C (?)	4	8	8	6	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	7	7	6	5	4	4	6	8	7	4	3	3	2	1	4	7	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	7	7	6	4	3	3	5	5	9	6	6	5	5	5	4	9	11	8

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