Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
11.7° C
1.6° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 1PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (04 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
8
1.5
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
6
0.5
S
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
847
660
284
212
1149
1138
627
650
634
322
223
144
88
73
82
47
69
41
40
23
23
21
10
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
S
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
S
5
S
5
SE
5
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
1:06AM2.34m
1:29PM2.20m
1:47AM2.25m
2:13PM2.11m
2:34AM2.12m
3:05PM2.00m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.21m
7:27PM0.32m
7:54AM0.32m
8:09PM0.44m
8:40AM0.46m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
8
7
7
8
7
6
6
5
5
4
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
8
9
9
8
Feels °C
6
2
1
0
1
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
0
4
4
5
5
3
2
2
3
6
6
7
5
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