Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Issued: 5 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 9AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.3
SSW
8
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
469
458
295
232
432
376
371
302
299
198
193
113
57
59
61
55
16
53
60
175
403
203
572
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:35AM2.20m
2:00PM2.05m
2:18AM2.14m
2:47PM1.99m
3:08AM2.08m
3:42PM1.95m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.35m
7:58PM0.44m
8:31AM0.41m
8:46PM0.52m
9:24AM0.48m
9:45PM0.60m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
11
13
13
10
9
9
8
7
7
12
12
10
9
8
7
8
10
11
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
5
3
5
8
9
7
6
6
5
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
7
8
6
7
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.1
SW
14
1.8
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
8
Energy kJ
298
469
458
151
201
167
140
89
302
299
198
193
113
43
59
61
55
16
53
60
7
403
203
434
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
5
0.9
S
6
0.9
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.5
S
9
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
13
62
295
170
432
376
371
57
26
13
7
44
57
33
8
9
13
19
8
15
14
17
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
W
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
161
232
5
5
5
9
10
9
18
35
18
17
33
32
8
7
3
3
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SSE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
1.4
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
8
Energy kJ
1
6
21
4
10
13
9
4
2
1
1
3
4
4
2
175
572
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
4
1
3
2
Distance (km)
0
87
164
87
165
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
136
134
128
40
140
159
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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