Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Issued: 5 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
13.6° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 11AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (21 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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 Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
2.5
W
9
2.2
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
1
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1213
1291
1040
938
792
802
186
348
240
189
141
110
84
62
91
92
138
87
69
38
36
34
34
44
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
SW
5
W
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:19AM2.19m
2:48PM1.98m
3:11AM2.05m
3:43PM1.88m
4:06AM1.93m
4:42PM1.82m
Low Tide
8:37AM0.43m
8:50PM0.54m
9:32AM0.54m
9:50PM0.66m
10:33AM0.62m
10:58PM0.73m
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part 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
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
10
12
14
12
12
11
11
11
11
14
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
11
11
10
12
12
10
12
11
9
9
6
8
11
8
9
9
8
8
8
11
12
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
9
2
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.1
W
6
1.4
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
547
660
703
628
510
482
82
348
240
189
141
110
84
62
57
39
138
87
23
22
22
13
12
44
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
1
WSW
10
0.1
SW
16
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
WSW
8
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
11
10
186
10
15
15
10
4
3
15
91
92
37
24
69
38
36
34
34
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
4
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
2
2
10
5
10
10
9
9
1
1
9
24
19
8
10
8
9
10
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
2.5
W
9
2.2
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
E
2
0.2
ENE
2
Energy kJ
1213
1291
1040
938
792
802
1
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
128
132
116
116
120
87
87
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
23
23
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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