Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.6° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 4PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.9
WNW
5
0.4
SW
14
1.2
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
8
1.3
W
9
1.4
WSW
9
2.1
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.2
W
8
1.4
W
8
2.3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
51
75
109
145
142
164
229
382
252
333
682
494
428
195
251
846
2004
2721
1945
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
30
W
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:46PM1.73m
5:13AM1.69m
5:57PM1.70m
6:30AM1.67m
7:12PM1.74m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.75m
10:58PM0.85m
11:38AM0.82m
00:27AM0.87m
1:00PM0.81m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
5
6
1
3
1
2
2
4
5
1
1
Temp °C
9
13
14
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
7
8
8
8
Feels °C
5
9
10
8
7
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
5
3
-1
1
3
4
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