Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.2° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 8AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
6
0.3
WSW
8
1.5
W
7
2
W
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
8
2.2
SW
9
1.6
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
17
226
471
644
737
657
813
905
785
722
695
290
429
887
820
820
Wind (km/h)
15
N
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
30
W
20
W
25
W
30
SSW
25
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:30AM2.39m
12:50PM2.25m
1:06AM2.34m
1:29PM2.20m
Low Tide
6:18PM0.17m
6:41AM0.15m
6:51PM0.23m
7:16AM0.21m
7:27PM0.32m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
10
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
8
7
7
7
6
6
Feels °C
4
5
6
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
1
0
-3
-2
-3
-3
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