Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.0° 

Whangaehu 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 Whangaehu River Mouth today (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 8PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NW
5
1.8
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1
W
9
1.4
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
10
1.5
WNW
8
1
WSW
12
1.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
89
64
84
57
57
56
34
34
33
32
20
9
18
500
579
153
277
190
66
77
291
293
559
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
0
NE
5
SSW
0
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
35
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:38AM2.05m
8:12PM2.15m
8:42AM2.16m
9:11PM2.30m
9:39AM2.27m
10:04PM2.44m
Low Tide
2:10PM0.42m
2:44AM0.36m
3:07PM0.30m
3:39AM0.22m
3:58PM0.19m
4:28AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
5
9
10
9
8
7
7
8
9
13
14
12
12
13
12
11
12
14
15
14
12
12
13
12
Feels °C
1
7
8
7
5
4
3
5
6
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
8
10
12
11
8
8
10
9
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