Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 2AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (09 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
5
0.9
WSW
9
1.4
WNW
6
1.5
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.3
W
6
1
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
63
64
74
78
188
158
92
70
235
51
126
126
160
228
143
123
141
90
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
20
NE
30
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
W
10
W
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
5:30PM1.86m
6:10AM1.85m
6:54PM1.93m
7:32AM1.94m
8:06PM2.10m
Low Tide
00:11AM0.72m
12:54PM0.66m
1:40AM0.58m
2:08PM0.51m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
11
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
11
11
8
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
7
6
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
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