Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Issued: 11 am 03 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) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 6PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (03 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
8
1.2
WNW
7
0.7
WSW
11
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.8
WNW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
12
12
37
45
22
25
38
60
148
111
233
281
331
415
703
133
100
92
289
271
289
352
500
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:02PM2.13m
00:20AM2.25m
12:39PM2.12m
00:56AM2.23m
1:17PM2.09m
1:35AM2.20m
Low Tide
6:06PM0.30m
6:32AM0.30m
6:41PM0.33m
7:08AM0.32m
7:18PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
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
5:07
 mm
1
5
2
5
4
Temp °C
9
11
14
12
10
9
8
7
7
13
14
13
13
13
11
10
11
14
10
10
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
5
8
11
8
6
5
4
3
3
8
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
10
7
8
7
7
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
9
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
W
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
W
6
0.7
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
11
12
12
12
14
22
25
38
60
84
97
233
281
331
415
320
133
47
92
289
271
289
352
500
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.5
NW
5
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.8
W
6
0.7
WSW
10
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
6
6
5
11
10
9
8
17
39
56
111
9
15
12
34
50
42
100
42
41
39
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
20
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
Energy kJ
1
4
8
8
7
15
49
47
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
7
0.3
NE
3
1.8
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
0.9
W
6
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
37
45
148
2
703
104
88
53
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
5
3
Distance (km)
112
128
23
128
0
38
23
23
0
34
34
15
16
141
12
0
34
34
15
0
0
0
146
165
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
4
3
2
3
2
4
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
2
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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