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Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Forecast
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Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Whangaehu River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today?
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 11PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NW 4 | W 10 | NW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 11 | |
8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 39 | 40 | 59 | 83 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 143 | 332 | 1855 | 2472 | 942 | 1576 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:48AM2.06m | 1:08PM1.93m | 1:30AM1.95m | 1:54PM1.81m | 2:21AM1.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.45m | 6:53AM0.52m | 7:06PM0.57m | 7:37AM0.63m | 7:53PM0.68m | 8:34AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | |  | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | NW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 40 | 59 | 83 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 143 | 332 | 939 | 1297 | 942 | 792 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 15 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 4 | — | W 5 | SW 14 | W 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 7 | — | 5 | 8 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 9 | — | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 127 | 1855 | 2472 | — | 1576 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 41 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 125 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 128 | 255 | 276 | 294 | 128 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
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