Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Issued: 11 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 5PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (19 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
5
1.6
W
6
1.2
WSW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
1.7
WNW
6
2
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.1
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
79
72
81
85
206
131
214
76
61
232
372
512
780
1125
1201
868
838
630
563
499
550
135
235
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:06PM2.21m
1:29AM2.32m
1:56PM2.09m
2:19AM2.19m
2:48PM1.98m
3:11AM2.05m
Low Tide
6:58AM0.21m
7:10PM0.30m
7:46AM0.32m
7:58PM0.42m
8:37AM0.43m
8:50PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<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>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
9
12
13
12
11
10
10
11
12
14
14
16
15
16
16
15
15
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
11
10
8
7
6
6
6
7
9
10
11
10
11
11
10
11
11
13
12
11
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.8
W
5
1.1
W
6
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.6
W
8
1.8
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
Energy kJ
44
43
33
32
31
94
131
108
76
61
78
128
198
294
459
660
551
551
433
356
301
335
135
235
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.8
WSW
6
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
9
79
72
81
40
36
34
33
15
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
43
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
68
4
18
28
6
27
17
7
7
6
6
15
14
3
4
4
10
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
1.3
WNW
5
1.6
W
6
0.8
NNW
4
1.6
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
6
2
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.1
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
Energy kJ
2
85
206
23
214
232
372
512
780
1125
1201
868
838
630
563
499
550
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
34
34
15
34
34
34
34
34
163
145
136
132
128
137
87
87
87
23
15
15
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
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