Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.2° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 2AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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 morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
1
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
1
NW
5
0.5
NW
4
0.9
W
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
0.6
W
9
0.4
SW
11
1.3
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
8
1.1
W
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
0.8
SW
16
1.2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
57
56
34
34
33
32
20
46
10
127
614
497
55
30
86
90
299
341
349
482
383
302
670
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:12PM2.15m
8:42AM2.16m
9:11PM2.30m
9:39AM2.27m
10:04PM2.44m
10:30AM2.35m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.36m
3:07PM0.30m
3:39AM0.22m
3:58PM0.19m
4:28AM0.11m
4:44PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
7
9
10
13
14
13
12
13
12
12
12
15
15
13
12
12
13
12
12
16
16
15
Feels °C
5
4
3
6
7
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
8
11
11
10
9
8
10
9
9
12
13
13
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