Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
11.9° C
1.4° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 11AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
2
W
7
2
W
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
W
8
2.1
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
2
SSW
9
2
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
107
62
40
29
28
20
26
366
484
702
755
662
813
980
850
612
453
239
576
474
326
189
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
W
10
NW
15
N
25
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
15
SW
15
SW
25
S
30
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:15PM2.28m
00:30AM2.39m
12:50PM2.25m
1:06AM2.34m
1:29PM2.20m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.12m
6:18PM0.17m
6:41AM0.15m
6:51PM0.23m
7:16AM0.21m
7:27PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
5
5
6
10
11
10
8
9
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
11
11
9
7
8
7
7
7
Feels °C
2
1
2
7
8
7
4
4
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
4
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
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