Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.1° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 1PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.8
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
60
57
54
109
100
93
127
91
90
90
89
64
60
57
57
56
34
34
33
32
28
58
67
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
S
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
Wind State
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:26AM1.98m
7:06PM2.02m
7:38AM2.05m
8:12PM2.15m
8:42AM2.16m
9:11PM2.30m
Low Tide
00:25AM0.61m
1:03PM0.52m
1:41AM0.51m
2:10PM0.42m
2:44AM0.36m
3:07PM0.30m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
6
9
10
9
8
6
6
5
5
9
11
10
8
7
7
8
9
13
14
13
12
13
Feels °C
5
3
3
7
7
7
5
3
2
1
1
6
9
8
5
4
3
4
5
9
10
9
7
8
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