Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Issued: 11 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 8PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.3
SSW
8
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.5
S
9
0.4
SW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
158
96
66
185
258
304
546
357
295
235
432
376
376
367
251
196
160
82
40
22
43
51
36
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
NW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
1:17PM2.09m
1:35AM2.20m
2:00PM2.05m
2:18AM2.14m
2:47PM1.99m
3:08AM2.08m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.32m
7:18PM0.37m
7:47AM0.35m
7:58PM0.44m
8:31AM0.41m
8:46PM0.52m
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<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>
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
4
2
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
11
14
14
10
10
10
10
11
11
13
12
10
9
8
9
9
9
12
13
11
10
9
10
11
Feels °C
9
11
10
8
8
7
5
5
5
8
9
7
6
4
6
6
7
10
10
8
8
7
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.3
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
Energy kJ
212
158
96
66
185
258
304
546
136
232
206
149
125
376
367
251
196
160
41
40
4
43
51
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.6
W
6
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.8
SSW
6
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
49
47
42
25
39
35
40
357
295
170
432
376
89
66
49
65
47
82
29
22
20
8
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
NW
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
9
Energy kJ
41
48
116
235
5
5
2
4
2
3
3
29
34
16
33
32
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
6
0.6
ESE
3
0.8
SE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
2
0.4
E
2
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
ESE
2
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
17
7
16
12
2
1
2
2
1
4
1
36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
0
34
128
0
0
0
136
163
164
87
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
0
0
136
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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