Surf Forecasts:
Wainakarua River Mouth surf forecast from 21 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period, ESE swell with 1,578 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 22 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wainakarua River Mouth this week:
The surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wainakarua River Mouth in the next 16 days are 2.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 25) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 86 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 304 | 89 | 79 | 173 | 220 | 208 | 183 | 249 | 408 | 1136 | 1415 | 1578 | 1318 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:48AM1.56m | 10:13PM1.52m | 10:48AM1.55m | 11:09PM1.50m | 11:41AM1.57m | 00:00AM1.50m | 12:30PM1.60m | 00:47AM1.53m | 1:13PM1.64m | 1:29AM1.56m | 1:54PM1.68m | 2:08AM1.59m | 2:33PM1.71m | 2:46AM1.61m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.41m | 4:20AM0.39m | 4:51PM0.46m | 5:11AM0.42m | 5:42PM0.48m | 5:58AM0.42m | 6:31PM0.47m | 6:44AM0.40m | 7:15PM0.45m | 7:27AM0.37m | 7:58PM0.41m | 8:08AM0.33m | 8:39PM0.38m | ||||||||
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 | 8:04 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
 | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | NE 4 | SSE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | S 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 82 | 86 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 44 | 89 | 79 | 173 | 220 | 208 | 183 | 249 | 408 | 1136 | 1415 | 1578 | 1318 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | S 13 | S 8 | S 6 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | S 15 | SE 13 | ENE 9 | SE 14 | S 5 | S 14 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 9 | S 16 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 52 | 15 | 144 | 52 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 13 | ESE 13 | S 8 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | S 15 | E 11 | S 13 | E 10 | S 12 | ESE 16 | S 10 | — | SSW 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 67 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 12 | 25 | 8 | — | 26 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | — | ENE 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSW 17 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | 8 | — | — | 8 | 304 | 73 | 42 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 66 | 72 | 15 | 68 | 15 | 43 | 68 | 53 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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