Surf Forecasts:
Wainakarua River Mouth surf forecast from 14 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 17 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period, SSW swell with 4,527 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 15 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s 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 15) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 19s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 7s. 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 3.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 19s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Fri 17th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Fri 17th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 93 | 91 | 84 | 44 | 71 | 284 | 4527 | 407 | 545 | 649 | 738 | 1080 | 465 | 229 | 610 | 561 | 478 | 367 | 202 | 178 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:13AM1.90m | 3:46PM2.06m | 4:06AM1.91m | 4:39PM2.03m | 4:59AM1.88m | 5:31PM1.96m | 5:53AM1.83m | 6:24PM1.87m | 6:49AM1.75m | 7:19PM1.76m | 7:47AM1.67m | 8:15PM1.66m | 8:47AM1.60m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.08m | 9:27AM-0.05m | 10:04PM0.05m | 10:22AM-0.06m | 10:58PM0.06m | 11:18AM-0.02m | 11:52PM0.09m | 12:13PM0.05m | 00:46AM0.14m | 1:08PM0.14m | 1:40AM0.20m | 2:04PM0.25m | 2:34AM0.27m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 |
 | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — | 5:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | ESE 13 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 16 | SSE 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | S 18 | ESE 14 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 27 | 20 | 84 | 32 | 9 | 36 | 1107 | 154 | 545 | 649 | 576 | 1080 | 323 | 137 | 610 | 561 | 478 | 367 | 202 | 178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 7 | S 16 | SSE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 9 | S 8 | S 19 | ESE 14 | SSE 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 93 | 91 | 10 | 44 | 71 | 146 | 234 | 407 | 173 | 60 | 738 | 538 | 465 | 229 | 219 | 136 | 98 | 96 | 54 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | ESE 13 | S 14 | NE 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 24 | SSE 24 | SSE 22 | S 15 | SSE 20 | S 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 11 | 34 | 29 | 6 | 33 | 104 | 1 | 279 | 113 | 109 | 286 | 433 | 91 | 229 | 75 | 163 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | NW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | — | 4 | 5 | — | 42 | 284 | 4527 | — | — | — | 3 | 36 | 72 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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