Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.6° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
1
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
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
0.6
W
9
0.3
SW
15
1
WNW
6
1
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
1.6
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
86
80
57
56
52
46
26
26
50
64
34
58
61
70
69
30
29
29
28
184
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:23AM1.96m
9:43PM2.10m
10:01AM2.07m
10:18PM2.22m
10:35AM2.16m
Low Tide
3:32PM0.47m
3:56AM0.41m
4:08PM0.34m
4:31AM0.29m
4:41PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
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
4
9
10
10
8
7
6
6
7
11
13
11
8
8
8
8
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
1
6
6
7
5
4
3
3
4
7
9
7
4
4
4
4
6
6
8
7
6
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