Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
11.0° C

1.9°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 (23 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 11PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)--
Afternoon (23 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
S
14
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
S
13
1.7
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
7
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
2.1
S
7
2.2
S
8
1.8
S
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
128
236
187
59
60
93
63
136
9
31
227
335
119
77
478
549
297
180
133
289
307
248
188
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
N
15
N
15
N
5
NNW
20
S
40
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
40
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:45PM1.61m
11:17AM1.60m
11:37PM1.57m
12:08PM1.61m
00:26AM1.56m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.32m
4:53AM0.31m
5:19PM0.37m
5:41AM0.34m
6:09PM0.41m
6:27AM0.36m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
6
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
7
Feels °C
8
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
-4
-1
0
1
1
-4
-2
-2
0
1
0
1
0
0
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
14
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.9
S
6
1
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.8
S
10
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
9
Energy kJ
258
128
236
187
52
32
93
7
4
9
10
58
71
35
55
34
23
28
125
132
289
307
248
188
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
SSE
14
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
14
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
S
13
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.5
S
12
0.5
E
9
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
S
13
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
2
64
2
3
59
60
3
63
4
31
21
52
69
77
42
133
125
44
44
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
NE
6
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
NE
7
0.3
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.3
SSE
14
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
5
17
11
32
84
119
60
63
132
93
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
S
14
1.3
SSW
5
1
S
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
2.1
S
7
2.2
S
8
1.8
S
7
1.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
9
4
12
136
80
64
227
335
69
60
478
549
297
180
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
0
104
104
97
0
0
0
231
231
231
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
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