Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Issued: 5 am 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
10.7° C

1.6°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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 8AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (29 Jun)5ft (1.5m)17s
Evening (29 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)19s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.7
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
19
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
297
745
1021
1230
1124
1282
950
730
566
443
419
317
303
238
218
218
100
67
66
63
60
47
45
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:33AM1.58m
2:59PM1.70m
3:13AM1.59m
3:39PM1.71m
3:53AM1.59m
4:19PM1.70m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.35m
9:07PM0.40m
9:17AM0.33m
9:50PM0.39m
10:00AM0.33m
10:33PM0.39m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
8
9
7
7
8
8
8
7
9
10
9
8
7
Feels °C
8
7
6
6
7
5
5
4
4
4
3
5
6
4
4
5
5
5
4
7
7
7
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.1
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
19
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
127
127
745
1021
1230
1124
1282
950
730
566
443
419
317
303
238
218
218
100
57
56
48
48
47
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.7
SSE
17
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
42
297
127
127
98
102
171
149
146
104
96
69
69
68
66
45
46
47
48
48
50
30
27
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
9
0.2
E
12
1
S
19
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
Energy kJ
93
41
11
722
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
3
4
67
67
66
63
60
34
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
6
10
11
11
11
11
9
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
55
11
11
11
11
9
0
0
0
11
11
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
9
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
6
9
6
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Wainakarua River Mouth surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest