Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break
Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth

Issued: 11 pm 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
12.0° C

2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 3AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (05 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
S
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
1.9
SSW
6
1.4
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.5
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
79
86
112
87
79
87
90
70
70
73
55
33
33
33
36
51
48
44
298
304
194
101
163
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
S
10
NNE
20
N
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
15
W
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:11PM1.60m
6:27AM1.46m
6:55PM1.56m
7:12AM1.43m
7:39PM1.54m
7:57AM1.42m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.46m
12:44PM0.42m
1:20AM0.47m
1:30PM0.43m
2:05AM0.46m
2:16PM0.42m
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:07
8:08
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
12
15
16
15
12
13
12
11
11
12
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
10
Feels °C
11
11
11
10
9
13
14
12
9
11
8
7
7
10
9
6
0
-2
-2
0
3
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
1.4
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
Energy kJ
61
79
86
112
87
79
87
90
70
70
73
55
33
33
33
36
34
48
44
27
304
194
101
76
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
19
0.5
S
18
Energy kJ
29
13
13
13
2
3
3
11
7
10
9
25
23
11
7
4
16
8
8
16
16
72
163
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
S
20
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
13
1
1
3
3
1
1
11
3
3
3
7
4
10
8
8
8
9
33
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
10
0.9
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.9
SSW
6
0.5
W
4
0.4
N
3
Energy kJ
6
12
10
51
30
117
298
9
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
10
0
0
11
11
53
246
486
53
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
1
2
3
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
6
8
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