Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.5° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 7PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
1.2
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.5
W
7
1.1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
61
60
63
67
104
81
61
63
62
34
34
91
194
206
114
82
68
66
45
30
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:10PM2.09m
2:29AM2.10m
2:56PM1.95m
3:15AM1.93m
3:46PM1.83m
Low Tide
7:54AM0.33m
8:06PM0.45m
8:34AM0.47m
8:50PM0.60m
9:20AM0.62m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
8
11
11
10
9
8
7
6
6
9
11
12
12
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
9
Feels °C
3
5
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
6
8
9
8
6
6
7
9
9
10
10
7
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