Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
11.9° C
1.3° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 7AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
9
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
126
121
112
78
75
68
52
93
127
114
154
243
224
268
206
203
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
25
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:37PM2.56m
10:59AM2.43m
11:17PM2.59m
11:38AM2.44m
Low Tide
4:57AM-0.01m
5:07PM0.02m
5:33AM-0.02m
5:43PM0.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
10
10
11
13
15
14
12
13
12
12
13
16
14
12
11
Feels °C
12
10
8
8
9
11
14
12
10
11
10
10
11
14
11
9
6
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