Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Issued: 11 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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

Normal for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 7PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.3
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1.5
WNW
10
1
W
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.3
SW
12
1
WSW
13
1.5
SSW
8
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
84
109
202
245
210
314
388
250
200
383
173
220
263
304
494
357
295
245
521
508
496
430
353
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
10
NW
10
N
10
ENE
15
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:39PM2.12m
00:56AM2.23m
1:17PM2.09m
1:35AM2.20m
2:00PM2.05m
2:18AM2.14m
Low Tide
6:32AM0.30m
6:41PM0.33m
7:08AM0.32m
7:18PM0.37m
7:47AM0.35m
7:58PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
2
1
5
2
2
4
1
4
Temp °C
7
13
14
13
12
13
13
12
11
14
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
9
10
9
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
3
8
9
8
6
6
7
9
8
10
8
6
6
5
3
3
4
6
8
6
7
7
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
9
0.9
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.3
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.3
SW
12
1.2
S
7
1.5
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
SW
16
Energy kJ
63
84
97
202
245
210
314
388
250
200
188
173
220
263
304
494
150
273
190
125
508
496
430
353
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
5
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.5
SSW
6
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
16
0.8
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
9
Energy kJ
39
69
109
5
7
15
35
50
49
47
42
41
39
35
24
357
295
245
521
73
30
15
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.7
WSW
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
9
15
48
116
159
276
5
2
9
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
1.5
WNW
10
0.5
SE
3
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
4
0.7
E
4
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
NNW
9
Energy kJ
15
34
383
4
18
35
14
1
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
4
5
4
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
34
34
15
40
116
140
0
0
34
15
0
0
40
40
163
165
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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