Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.4° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 10AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
8
1.5
W
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
0.5
SW
18
1.4
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
8
1.9
W
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
8
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
138
124
160
217
226
319
328
310
367
350
273
196
164
220
336
413
257
196
121
105
78
63
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
0
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:02PM2.37m
00:22AM2.51m
12:45PM2.31m
1:04AM2.41m
1:27PM2.21m
Low Tide
5:57AM0.05m
6:07PM0.11m
6:37AM0.10m
6:47PM0.18m
7:16AM0.20m
7:26PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
11
13
14
14
11
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
7
8
7
6
7
9
10
9
13
12
12
9
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