Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.7° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 12AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.3
SW
15
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
5
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
57
56
52
47
26
26
50
50
34
43
44
70
69
30
29
29
27
40
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:43PM2.10m
10:01AM2.07m
10:18PM2.22m
10:35AM2.16m
Low Tide
3:56AM0.41m
4:08PM0.34m
4:31AM0.29m
4:41PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
7
7
6
6
7
11
13
11
8
7
8
9
11
12
13
12
13
Feels °C
6
6
4
4
3
3
3
8
9
7
4
3
4
5
6
6
8
7
7
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