Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 6PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
8
2
WSW
9
1.8
SW
8
1.6
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
629
755
715
795
905
785
665
577
479
240
880
928
740
722
522
349
206
117
82
83
47
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
30
W
20
W
20
W
25
SSW
20
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:50PM2.25m
1:06AM2.34m
1:29PM2.20m
1:47AM2.25m
2:13PM2.11m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.15m
6:51PM0.23m
7:16AM0.21m
7:27PM0.32m
7:54AM0.32m
8:09PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
9
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
9
8
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
4
1
0
0
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
2
4
4
5
5
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