Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Issued: 11 pm 03 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 (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 8AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). 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 (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
8
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
2.2
WNW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
15
25
28
61
94
109
233
281
254
380
1030
133
100
175
173
173
193
218
206
357
290
249
326
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
5
WSW
10
ENE
10
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
15
NNE
0
ENE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
00:20AM2.25m
12:39PM2.12m
00:56AM2.23m
1:17PM2.09m
1:35AM2.20m
2:00PM2.05m
Low Tide
6:06PM0.30m
6:32AM0.30m
6:41PM0.33m
7:08AM0.32m
7:18PM0.37m
7:47AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
10
9
8
7
7
13
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
15
15
11
9
9
9
11
12
13
13
11
Feels °C
6
5
5
3
3
8
9
8
7
6
7
8
7
11
11
10
6
6
4
5
5
9
12
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
9
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
W
10
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
SSW
8
1
S
7
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SSW
8
Energy kJ
13
15
25
28
61
84
97
233
281
254
380
432
70
49
175
173
173
193
218
206
120
109
249
87
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.2
S
5
0.9
SSW
7
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SW
16
Energy kJ
10
9
8
17
39
94
109
9
15
15
34
50
133
100
42
41
39
56
2
84
357
290
62
326
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.7
W
12
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
WSW
12
Energy kJ
4
8
8
7
49
47
151
117
199
156
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
5
0.7
NW
6
2.2
WNW
10
0.6
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
16
32
1030
9
4
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
4
2
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
3
2
2
4
Distance (km)
112
38
38
23
0
34
34
15
132
180
34
23
34
34
34
12
0
0
136
136
165
15
0
61
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
2
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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