Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Break

Wainakarua River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.27° S 170.86° E

Issued: 5 pm 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is
11.3° 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 (15 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 2AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (15 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (15 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
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)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
S
15
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
16
1.3
S
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
S
13
1.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
50
41
40
40
69
212
283
251
817
83
72
77
50
48
143
121
105
125
112
86
181
130
539
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:34AM1.85m
3:07PM2.03m
3:29AM1.88m
4:03PM2.06m
4:25AM1.88m
Low Tide
8:27PM0.12m
8:45AM0.01m
9:25PM0.09m
9:43AM-0.02m
10:23PM0.08m
10:42AM-0.02m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:14
8:14
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:59
4:59
 mm
5
9
2
3
Temp °C
17
15
14
12
11
10
10
11
11
9
9
8
7
6
5
7
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
Feels °C
14
11
10
10
9
8
6
6
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
5
4
4
5
2
2
0
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
NE
4
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.1
NE
5
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
S
13
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
47
50
9
40
40
69
212
283
251
1
76
72
77
50
48
143
121
105
125
112
86
181
130
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
NE
4
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
NE
4
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
20
21
38
7
37
19
20
9
2
6
6
5
15
26
39
35
55
64
4
63
7
3
3
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
S
15
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
12
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
12
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
NE
4
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
Energy kJ
5
41
38
3
3
1
1
6
1
5
5
37
36
8
7
7
66
7
36
17
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
S
6
1.3
S
16
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.3
SW
2
0.6
SW
4
1.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
2
3
3
6
35
50
817
83
67
50
3
24
13
1
10
539
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
5
Distance (km)
9
75
0
60
60
60
15
331
97
216
52
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
0
0
87
241
98
231
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
9
9
2
2
8
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
2
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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