Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.7° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 1PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
10
0.3
SW
15
0.9
WNW
6
1
WNW
5
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1.1
NW
5
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.9
WNW
6
2.4
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.5
W
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
4
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
26
26
50
51
34
45
55
70
69
62
29
29
27
40
60
900
1175
1546
1079
1463
1699
3271
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:01AM2.07m
10:18PM2.22m
10:35AM2.16m
10:51PM2.31m
11:08AM2.23m
Low Tide
3:56AM0.41m
4:08PM0.34m
4:31AM0.29m
4:41PM0.25m
5:04AM0.20m
5:14PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
6
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
7
11
13
11
9
7
7
8
10
14
14
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
3
3
4
8
10
7
6
4
3
4
6
9
9
7
6
7
7
5
4
3
3
2
3
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