Porangahau River Mouth Surf Break

Porangahau River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.40° S 176.64° E

Issued: 11 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porangahau River Mouth sea temperature is
13.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Porangahau River Mouth today (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Porangahau River Mouth at 2PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (11 Jun)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (11 Jun)6ft (1.9m)12s

Table - waves today at Porangahau River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
13
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
624
637
1401
1121
953
828
593
485
366
302
255
245
196
157
108
106
132
132
143
205
176
176
173
169
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
SW
5
S
0
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:31PM1.36m
1:53AM1.40m
2:26PM1.44m
2:50AM1.44m
3:22PM1.52m
3:48AM1.48m
Low Tide
7:18AM0.18m
7:42PM0.20m
8:10AM0.14m
8:40PM0.16m
9:04AM0.09m
9:39PM0.11m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
8
10
11
9
9
9
9
9
10
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
5
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
7
10
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
11
11
11
10
9
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
13
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Energy kJ
624
637
1401
1121
953
828
593
485
366
302
255
245
196
157
108
106
132
132
143
205
176
176
173
169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
Energy kJ
351
482
30
54
51
49
47
42
20
20
24
25
25
22
21
14
14
30
30
74
115
103
56
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SW
17
0.1
SW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
9
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSW
20
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
119
58
77
7
99
100
34
8
25
24
8
8
2
8
11
20
9
7
40
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
2
2
1
6
7
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
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