Porangahau River Mouth Surf Break

Porangahau River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.40° S 176.64° E

Issued: 5 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porangahau River Mouth sea temperature is
13.1° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Porangahau River Mouth at 12AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (02 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s

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 afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
1
S
14
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
13
1.4
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
529
504
411
459
451
434
361
354
347
340
290
296
308
375
426
613
623
670
649
649
638
538
520
485
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:34PM1.40m
6:54AM1.27m
7:18PM1.40m
7:38AM1.26m
8:01PM1.39m
8:21AM1.25m
Low Tide
00:56AM0.28m
1:04PM0.26m
1:41AM0.27m
1:48PM0.25m
2:25AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:58
4:58
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
11
13
11
10
9
9
8
7
11
Feels °C
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
7
8
6
6
5
5
5
4
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
13
1.4
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
11
Energy kJ
529
504
333
459
451
434
361
354
347
340
290
296
308
375
426
613
623
670
649
649
638
538
520
485
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
305
318
411
355
341
269
201
192
184
129
90
90
65
57
80
77
11
5
21
21
16
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
114
116
112
59
67
42
42
28
24
22
12
13
7
25
20
8
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NW
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
N
4
Energy kJ
1
1
6
1
10
16
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
11
11
0
0
0
0
0
8
11
8
0
0
0
0
0
8
11
8
0
0
0
0
0
8
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
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