Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
11.8° C
1.5° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 10AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
1
WNW
6
0.6
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
63
40
23
23
21
20
10
10
9
19
41
37
38
58
69
67
130
125
94
88
64
60
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
N
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:34AM2.12m
3:05PM2.00m
3:32AM1.98m
4:10PM1.89m
4:45AM1.87m
5:30PM1.86m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.46m
9:03PM0.58m
9:42AM0.60m
10:22PM0.70m
11:14AM0.70m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
5
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
6
6
7
10
11
11
9
9
9
10
10
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
2
2
3
5
6
6
4
3
3
3
4
6
6
7
5
5
5
6
7
10
11
9
8
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