
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainakarua River Mouth today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth at 6PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wainakarua River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 8 | SE 16 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
569 | 560 | 440 | 420 | 350 | 400 | 313 | 274 | 250 | 246 | 196 | 193 | 148 | 143 | 97 | 97 | 70 | 64 | 41 | 982 | 1575 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:11PM1.73m | 3:23AM1.62m | 3:48PM1.73m | 4:01AM1.62m | 4:25PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.29m | 9:19PM0.35m | 9:30AM0.26m | 9:59PM0.33m | 10:10AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Feels °C | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | -2 | -5 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 15 |
569 | 560 | 440 | 420 | 350 | 400 | 313 | 274 | 250 | 246 | 196 | 193 | 148 | 84 | 81 | 56 | 47 | 64 | 41 | 47 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 |
129 | 113 | 109 | 69 | 66 | 62 | 61 | 8 | 5 | 76 | 37 | 24 | 18 | 143 | 97 | 97 | 70 | 35 | 37 | 19 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 20 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 13 | ESE 12 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ENE 8 |
— | — | — | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 31 | — | 8 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 8 | 31 | 13 | 38 | 36 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | SW 10 | SSW 4 | S 8 | S 9 |
— | — | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | — | — | 16 | 7 | 13 | 52 | — | — | 156 | 100 | 1 | 25 | 28 | 982 | 1575 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 53 | 242 | 373 | 216 |
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