Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 12AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
W
8
1.8
W
8
2
WSW
8
2.1
W
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
7
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
350
294
367
484
558
366
250
159
125
68
63
60
42
38
63
62
61
63
99
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:04AM2.41m
1:27PM2.21m
1:46AM2.27m
2:10PM2.09m
Low Tide
6:47PM0.18m
7:16AM0.20m
7:26PM0.30m
7:54AM0.33m
8:06PM0.45m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
14
13
11
9
9
8
8
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
8
6
6
7
8
9
10
12
11
10
7
4
4
3
3
4
5
5
4
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