Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.9° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 5AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (25 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1
W
8
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
10
0.6
SW
14
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
547
516
367
140
140
238
330
1653
1735
1422
395
302
578
149
149
92
69
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
W
5
S
20
S
25
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:30AM1.67m
7:12PM1.74m
7:41AM1.73m
8:14PM1.84m
Low Tide
00:27AM0.87m
1:00PM0.81m
1:41AM0.80m
2:03PM0.72m
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
 mm
11
2
1
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
9
9
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
9
9
8
6
Feels °C
9
8
7
7
6
8
5
2
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
2
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