Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Issued: 5 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (06 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 11PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
8
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.6
S
9
0.3
SW
15
1.1
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
8
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
432
376
376
302
255
198
160
115
59
40
99
146
91
75
103
223
344
495
568
705
860
813
900
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
NE
5
E
5
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
25
S
25
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
20
SE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:18AM2.14m
2:47PM1.99m
3:08AM2.08m
3:42PM1.95m
4:06AM2.01m
Low Tide
7:58PM0.44m
8:31AM0.41m
8:46PM0.52m
9:24AM0.48m
9:45PM0.60m
10:29AM0.54m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
13
11
10
9
8
8
9
13
13
11
9
8
8
10
9
11
11
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
7
7
6
5
5
7
11
10
8
6
5
7
9
7
3
3
7
6
4
3
5
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
4
1.1
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
8
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.5
W
16
2.3
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
201
238
176
89
302
255
198
160
115
59
9
99
146
91
75
66
7
14
26
30
48
124
813
721
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
19
0.2
W
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
17
0.3
W
10
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
170
432
376
376
57
27
23
47
43
35
26
33
32
31
30
18
15
27
12
30
58
17
64
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
NW
9
0.4
W
11
0.4
SW
10
0.3
SW
15
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
20
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
232
5
5
5
10
10
10
3
35
24
33
7
7
8
3
8
3
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SSE
3
1
SSW
4
0.3
ESE
3
1.2
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
Energy kJ
2
10
7
3
3
3
3
2
5
40
1
103
223
344
495
568
705
860
900
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
3
2
5
Distance (km)
165
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
128
128
136
165
140
164
165
180
165
196
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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