Wainakarua River Mouth Surf Forecast

/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (45.27° S 170.86° E)

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Wainakarua River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 07 Nov 2025 NZDT

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Wainakarua River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Wainakarua River Mouth sea temperature is 12.1° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wainakarua River Mouth this week:

The surf forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 07) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Wainakarua River Mouth in the next 12 days are 2.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 12) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 8s period and expected on Friday (Nov 14) at 4AM.

Wave Type	Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	10PM (Fri 7th Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m) 10s
Best Surf	10PM (Wed 12th Nov)	7ft (2.1m) 8s
Most Powerful	10PM (Wed 12th Nov)	7ft (2.1m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wainakarua River Mouth over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).
	Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SE	SE	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ENE	ENE	S	S	NE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE
Period(s) (?)	10	11	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	6	7	7	7	5	6	7	8	8	8	9
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	82	71	39	67	63	100	61	61	56	49	60	26	86	40	35	110	259	203	160	135	237
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	WSW	N	W	SE	NE	ENE	NNE	NNE	S	SW	S	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	SSW	E	NE	NNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross- on	glass	cross	off	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		5:12PM 1.87		5:45AM 2.01	6:09PM 1.83		6:44AM 1.96		7:10PM 1.77	7:47AM 1.90		8:14PM 1.72	8:52AM 1.83		9:20PM 1.67	9:57AM 1.78		10:26PM 1.65	10:59AM 1.73		11:26PM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)	11:07AM 0.07		11:27PM 0.02	12:08PM 0.11		12:28AM 0.06		1:11PM 0.16	1:31AM 0.11		2:14PM 0.20	2:35AM 0.15		3:16PM 0.23	3:37AM 0.19		4:16PM 0.25		4:37AM 0.22	5:12PM 0.26

	Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13
Sunrise	6:07	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:00	-	-
Sunset	-	8:32	-	-	8:34	-	-	8:36	-	-	8:37	-	-	8:38	-	-	8:39	-	-	8:40	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	18	14	21	21	11	11	12	16	18	16	13	13	12	11	13	14	13	12	13	13
Feels °C (?)	14	16	14	18	17	6	8	10	13	16	16	8	9	7	6	8	10	12	10	8	10

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The above surf forecast table for Wainakarua River Mouth provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Wainakarua River Mouth can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Wainakarua River Mouth surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Wainakarua River Mouth) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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