Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 2AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (09 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
7
2
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
438
614
686
745
906
838
575
498
408
357
237
163
107
100
90
89
64
64
60
57
54
109
103
Wind (km/h)
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:06AM2.01m
4:45PM1.92m
5:13AM1.97m
5:55PM1.94m
6:26AM1.98m
Low Tide
9:45PM0.60m
10:29AM0.54m
11:01PM0.64m
11:46AM0.56m
00:25AM0.61m
1:03PM0.52m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
7
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
9
10
9
Feels °C
5
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
6
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