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Porangahau River Mouth surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 26 Apr 2025 NZST
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Porangahau River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porangahau River Mouth sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Porangahau River Mouth this week:

The surf forecast for Porangahau River Mouth over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Apr 26) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 1.3m and 6s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Porangahau River Mouth in the next 12 days are 4.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (May 01) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9PM (Sat 26th Apr)3ft (0.9m) 12s
Best Surf12AM (Thu 1st May)10ft (3.0m) 7s
Most Powerful 6PM (Thu 1st May)15ft (4.5m) 10s

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

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Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.8
ENE
0.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
3
S
3.5
S
4.5
S
3.5
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.7
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.2
S
1.1
NE
2.2
NE
Period(s) (?)15131211181518168181814131279101110101012141312121413111110991968
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)52229524486158741582019210694054944438311092069380431292020149296282673357248858477547330518212263392980549
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
5
NW
5
SW
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
0
N
50
SW
45
SSW
40
S
25
S
20
S
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
E
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassoncrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassoncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49PM
1.47
4:15AM
1.54
4:46PM
1.55
5:13AM
1.56
5:43PM
1.62
6:10AM
1.58
6:40PM
1.67
7:08AM
1.58
7:37PM
1.69
8:05AM
1.56
8:33PM
1.69
9:02AM
1.53
9:29PM
1.65
9:58AM
1.48
10:25PM
1.60
10:54AM
1.43
11:20PM
1.53
11:50AM
1.37
12:14AM
1.47
12:44PM
1.32
1:06AM
1.40
1:36PM
1.29
1:57AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36AM
0.07
10:01PM
0.06
10:32AM
0.02
11:01PM
0.02
11:29AM
-0.02
12:01AM
-0.02
12:25PM
-0.04
1:01AM
-0.03
1:22PM
-0.03
1:59AM
-0.03
2:19PM
-0.02
2:57AM
-0.01
3:15PM
0.02
3:54AM
0.02
4:10PM
0.07
4:49AM
0.07
5:05PM
0.12
5:44AM
0.12
5:59PM
0.17
6:37AM
0.17
6:51PM
0.22
7:27AM
0.21
7:43PM
0.26
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise6:52--6:54--6:54--6:56--6:56--6:58--6:58--7:00--7:01--7:01--7:03--7:03--
Sunset-5:28--5:27--5:24--5:23--5:22--5:22--5:20--5:19--5:17--5:16--5:15--5:15-
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Rain (mm)
-------------2306291----1------------
Temp. °C181916212118201918181815181816131212131311141413141412131312171815181815
Feels °C (?)1515142019171918181817141717163348879810111110121110151712151513

Short Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Porangahau River Mouth Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Porangahau 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 Porangahau River Mouth can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Porangahau 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 (Porangahau 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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Porangahau River Mouth is 87 km (54 miles) from the city of Palmerston North. If you plan a holiday in The Wairarapa, look for hotels and other accommodation in Palmerston North. Palmerston North has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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