Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
13.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 4AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (24 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
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Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
11
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
SW
15
1.5
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
32
30
15
15
15
16
9
8
10
9
33
172
411
801
764
928
942
963
1340
1772
2080
2162
2566
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:05AM1.84m
5:44PM1.79m
6:07AM1.80m
6:45PM1.82m
7:08AM1.81m
Low Tide
10:58PM0.73m
11:36AM0.67m
00:07AM0.75m
12:38PM0.67m
1:10AM0.73m
1:33PM0.64m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:01
 mm
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
15
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
10
11
10
10
11
13
11
9
9
9
10
9
7
6
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
11
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
SW
15
0.9
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
9
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
13
Energy kJ
12
11
30
15
15
15
16
9
8
8
8
33
66
288
554
764
713
156
158
113
76
85
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
10
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
NW
9
0.7
W
13
0.6
WSW
12
Energy kJ
33
32
11
5
6
5
1
4
2
10
9
8
33
20
3
166
99
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.2
W
11
Energy kJ
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
2
2
2
2
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
2
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
1.5
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
172
411
801
928
942
963
1340
1772
2080
2162
2566
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
4
3
4
3
1
3
2
2
4
4
Distance (km)
23
23
23
23
38
112
61
119
61
41
41
128
136
178
196
40
196
206
178
206
206
165
134
134
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
7
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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