Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.3° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 3PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (18 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s

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). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
WSW
7
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
603
460
350
308
408
441
447
366
277
196
131
74
63
41
42
38
62
93
61
63
70
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:45PM2.31m
1:04AM2.41m
1:27PM2.21m
1:46AM2.27m
2:10PM2.09m
Low Tide
6:37AM0.10m
6:47PM0.18m
7:16AM0.20m
7:26PM0.30m
7:54AM0.33m
8:06PM0.45m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
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
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
14
13
10
9
8
8
7
10
11
9
8
Feels °C
6
6
8
6
6
6
8
9
11
11
11
10
5
4
4
3
2
4
6
4
4
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