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Whangaehu River Mouth in Wanganui-Manawatu is a quite exposed River Mouth break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east northeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. The beach breaks offer left-handers. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded.

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Overall Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Whangaehu River Mouth surf quality by season and Whangaehu River Mouth surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to New-Zealand - Wanganui-Manawatu surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Whangaehu River Mouth

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Whangaehu River Mouth:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	South Beach (Wanganui)	7 mi
Second closest break	Morgan Street (North Mole)	9 mi
Third closest break	Rangiora Street	9 mi
Fourth closest break	Wanganui River Mouth	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Karaka Street	10 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Whangaehu River Mouth:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4305 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4360 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4607 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4668 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	4813 mi
Tide stations nearest to Whangaehu River Mouth:
Closest tide station	Whanganui River Entrance, New Zealand	9 mi
Second closest tide station	Manawatu River Entrance, New Zealand	30 mi
Third closest tide station	Patea, New Zealand	37 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Porirua Harbour (Plimmerton), New Zealand	71 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Stephens Island, New Zealand	72 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Whangaehu River Mouth:
Closest ski area	Turoa (New Zealand)	55 mi
Second closest ski area	Tukino (New Zealand)	60 mi
Third closest ski area	Whakapapa (New Zealand)	62 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Manganui (New Zealand)	75 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Rainbow (New Zealand)	172 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Whangaehu River Mouth:
Closest city location	Wanganui (New Zealand)	8 mi
Second closest city location	Bulls (New Zealand)	17 mi
Third closest city location	Foxton (New Zealand)	31 mi
Fourth closest city location	Palmerston North (New Zealand)	34 mi
Fifth closest city location	Patea (New Zealand)	39 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Whangaehu River Mouth is Wanganui Airport (WAG) in New Zealand, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Whangaehu River Mouth is Palmerston North Airport (PMR), also in New Zealand, 53 km (33 miles) away.
• Third is Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ) in New Zealand, 96 km (60 miles) away.
• Masterton Airport (MRO) in New Zealand is 112 km (70 miles) away.
• New Plymouth Airport (NPL), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Whangaehu River Mouth and is 140 km (87 miles) away.