Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.7° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 11PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (25 Jul)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
17
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.5
SW
13
0.7
WSW
9
0.4
SW
14
0.6
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
560
1746
1879
1295
1042
302
578
163
149
92
90
69
75
273
249
233
184
161
158
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
7:12PM1.74m
7:41AM1.73m
8:14PM1.84m
8:38AM1.84m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.80m
2:03PM0.72m
2:35AM0.68m
2:51PM0.60m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
9
10
8
7
5
4
4
4
8
8
9
7
Feels °C
1
2
4
4
5
4
4
4
6
5
4
2
1
1
1
6
5
6
4
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