Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
11.8° C
1.5° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 7PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jul)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (31 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
4
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
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)
2.5
WNW
8
2.1
W
8
2.4
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
1.4
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.3
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
WSW
9
0.4
SSW
11
0.6
W
6
0.4
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
860
623
858
1121
1288
990
604
1211
620
562
385
208
400
250
147
106
68
44
38
26
20
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
SW
30
S
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
E
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:08AM2.23m
11:23PM2.37m
11:41AM2.27m
11:56PM2.40m
12:15PM2.28m
Low Tide
5:14PM0.19m
5:37AM0.14m
5:46PM0.16m
6:09AM0.12m
6:18PM0.17m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
10
10
10
9
7
7
9
9
8
6
5
5
5
6
10
12
11
9
Feels °C
5
5
4
2
2
3
4
0
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
7
8
8
6
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