Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.1° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 6PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (30 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (30 Jul)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
3
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
5
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.7
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
8
2.3
W
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3.5
W
9
1.4
SW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.4
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
12
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
29
29
27
40
57
737
994
1026
809
951
1374
1568
1991
604
1060
569
377
336
467
339
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
25
W
20
S
25
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:35AM2.16m
10:51PM2.31m
11:08AM2.23m
11:23PM2.37m
11:41AM2.27m
Low Tide
4:41PM0.25m
5:04AM0.20m
5:14PM0.19m
5:37AM0.14m
5:46PM0.16m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
9
14
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
Feels °C
5
9
9
8
6
7
6
5
4
3
3
3
2
4
2
1
3
6
5
5
3
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