Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
11.7° C
1.6° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 5AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (04 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (04 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.9
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
6
0.5
S
12
0.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
975
965
766
676
267
419
1034
813
597
602
587
349
258
144
83
73
82
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:06AM2.34m
1:29PM2.20m
1:47AM2.25m
2:13PM2.11m
Low Tide
6:51PM0.23m
7:16AM0.21m
7:27PM0.32m
7:54AM0.32m
8:09PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
7
7
8
7
Feels °C
6
6
7
3
1
-1
1
-1
-2
-3
-2
-1
2
4
3
5
5
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