Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Issued: 11 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 4PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (20 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (20 Jun)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
1.7
WNW
6
2.2
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
W
9
2.3
W
9
2
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
1
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
W
9
0.3
SSW
17
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
61
239
421
621
846
1033
1320
828
792
802
816
186
399
240
188
144
110
84
59
57
131
83
75
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:56PM2.09m
2:19AM2.19m
2:48PM1.98m
3:11AM2.05m
3:43PM1.88m
4:06AM1.93m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.32m
7:58PM0.42m
8:37AM0.43m
8:50PM0.54m
9:32AM0.54m
9:50PM0.66m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
14
14
15
15
16
16
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
11
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
9
9
11
10
11
12
11
11
12
12
11
10
12
11
9
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.7
W
8
1.9
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
S
16
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
8
Energy kJ
76
61
80
131
239
365
483
692
587
500
482
416
186
399
240
188
144
110
84
59
40
131
38
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
17
0.5
W
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
16
14
14
14
3
13
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
24
34
23
13
7
2
57
39
83
75
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
W
15
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
6
6
6
15
14
4
3
10
10
9
9
8
15
2
18
10
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
6
2.2
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
W
9
2.3
W
9
2
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
1
W
6
0.7
SSW
4
0.3
E
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
Energy kJ
239
421
621
846
1033
1320
828
792
802
816
67
18
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
34
34
34
163
137
128
128
116
116
128
128
128
87
40
15
0
0
40
40
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
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