Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 5PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (14 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
9
1.1
NW
5
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
10
0.8
WSW
11
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
10
0.9
SW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.5
W
15
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.9
WNW
7
1.4
WSW
8
1.6
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
439
72
234
176
399
128
573
583
625
363
367
721
559
1088
419
349
336
226
269
286
375
397
331
257
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:39AM2.27m
10:04PM2.44m
10:30AM2.35m
10:52PM2.52m
11:17AM2.38m
11:38PM2.55m
Low Tide
3:58PM0.19m
4:28AM0.11m
4:44PM0.11m
5:14AM0.05m
5:27PM0.08m
5:57AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
12
15
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
15
16
15
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
12
10
Feels °C
8
11
11
11
9
8
8
8
9
11
13
13
10
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
8
8
8
8
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