Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Issued: 11 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
13.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 3AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
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
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
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
8
0.6
WSW
12
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1
W
10
1
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
5
6
7
11
12
13
13
13
16
26
30
61
94
256
238
245
308
303
221
167
160
184
185
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
35
N
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NW
15
WNW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:45PM2.25m
12:02PM2.13m
00:20AM2.25m
12:39PM2.12m
00:56AM2.23m
1:17PM2.09m
Low Tide
5:56AM0.30m
6:06PM0.30m
6:32AM0.30m
6:41PM0.33m
7:08AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:06
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
11
14
12
10
10
9
7
7
13
14
13
13
13
12
10
11
14
12
10
Feels °C
6
6
6
5
6
8
11
8
6
6
6
3
3
8
9
7
7
6
7
6
7
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
8
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1
W
10
1
WSW
9
Energy kJ
2
5
6
7
11
12
13
13
13
16
26
30
61
84
256
238
245
308
303
221
167
160
184
185
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.1
W
21
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
3
3
3
7
6
6
5
11
10
9
8
15
39
94
9
8
6
34
50
49
47
42
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
4
8
8
17
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
112
112
112
112
40
23
23
128
61
38
23
23
0
34
34
15
23
166
34
34
34
128
128
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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