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Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Forecast
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Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.4°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 8PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 264 | 220 | 217 | 209 | 161 | 843 | 627 | 2677 | 2008 | 1324 | 1034 | 461 | 289 | 220 | 292 | 286 | 222 | 226 | 580 | 468 | 454 | 440 | 333 | 322 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | cross | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:15PM 1.77 | 2:40AM 1.84 | 2:59PM 1.79 | 3:23AM 1.82 | 3:42PM 1.79 | 4:04AM 1.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:03AM 0.18 | 8:21PM 0.12 | 8:48AM 0.16 | 9:07PM 0.12 | 9:31AM 0.16 | 9:51PM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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