Surf Forecasts:
Wainakarua River Mouth surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 4 Aug, 3AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period, S swell with 3,812 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with ESE 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 29) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 14s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 3s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wainakarua River Mouth in the next 16 days are 3.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 31) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 6 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 663 | 690 | 683 | 569 | 469 | 400 | 303 | 196 | 143 | 97 | 44 | 3385 | 1688 | 970 | 1431 | 441 | 404 | 400 | 228 | 501 | 1094 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:33PM1.71m | 2:46AM1.61m | 3:11PM1.73m | 3:23AM1.62m | 3:48PM1.73m | 4:01AM1.62m | 4:25PM1.71m | 4:38AM1.60m | 5:03PM1.68m | 5:17AM1.58m | 5:42PM1.65m | 5:59AM1.57m | 6:24PM1.61m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39PM0.38m | 8:49AM0.29m | 9:19PM0.35m | 9:30AM0.26m | 9:59PM0.33m | 10:10AM0.25m | 10:39PM0.32m | 10:51AM0.26m | 11:21PM0.33m | 11:34AM0.28m | 00:03AM0.34m | 12:20PM0.32m | 00:49AM0.36m | ||||||||
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 | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | -6 | -1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | ENE 6 | SE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 663 | 690 | 683 | 569 | 469 | 400 | 303 | 196 | 68 | 97 | 44 | 132 | 1688 | 970 | 408 | 441 | 404 | 400 | 228 | 501 | 1094 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | ESE 11 | S 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 17 | S 22 | SSE 19 | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 38 | 37 | 129 | 109 | 59 | 31 | 37 | 143 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 2 | 181 | 228 | 5 | 36 | 123 | 156 | 127 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | S 18 | S 16 | S 20 | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 12 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 16 | S 10 | S 11 | E 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 35 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 40 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | — | NE 4 | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 4 | S 12 | — | WSW 3 | S 10 | — | NNE 2 | — | NW 3 | — | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | 7 | — | 17 | 11 | 165 | 63 | 25 | 3385 | — | 2 | 1431 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 52 | 0 | 10 | 216 | 97 | 52 | 104 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
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