Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.8° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 9AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
W
9
0.9
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
273
245
233
187
161
158
153
143
107
103
86
80
57
56
52
46
30
26
50
51
45
39
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
0
E
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:38AM1.84m
9:03PM1.97m
9:23AM1.96m
9:43PM2.10m
10:01AM2.07m
Low Tide
2:35AM0.68m
2:51PM0.60m
3:18AM0.54m
3:32PM0.47m
3:56AM0.41m
4:08PM0.34m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
4
4
4
8
9
8
6
5
5
4
5
8
10
10
7
6
6
6
6
11
13
11
8
Feels °C
1
1
0
6
6
5
3
2
2
1
2
5
7
7
4
3
3
3
2
8
9
7
4
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