Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
13.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 9PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)--
Afternoon (24 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (24 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Fri morning).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
SW
14
1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
8
10
22
33
62
158
270
662
1098
1114
1561
2083
2716
3517
3355
2570
2207
1525
1157
1048
844
711
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
E
15
S
15
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
35
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:44PM1.79m
6:07AM1.80m
6:45PM1.82m
7:08AM1.81m
7:42PM1.87m
8:04AM1.86m
Low Tide
00:07AM0.75m
12:38PM0.67m
1:10AM0.73m
1:33PM0.64m
2:03AM0.66m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
14
13
14
12
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
9
9
9
10
9
10
10
11
Feels °C
11
9
10
9
9
8
8
7
5
4
4
4
3
1
0
-2
0
-1
1
5
4
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.5
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
9
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.2
W
14
2.3
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
9
0.2
W
13
Energy kJ
17
17
1
2
22
33
17
158
270
479
811
206
215
166
121
15
890
767
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
1
8
2
10
2
8
33
31
192
234
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
8
1
8
3
2
2
7
10
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
3
0.6
E
3
0.3
SE
2
1
SSW
6
2.2
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
1
8
1
62
662
1098
1114
1561
2083
2716
3517
3355
2570
2207
1525
1157
1048
844
711
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
3
5
4
4
1
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
116
61
112
38
38
112
0
40
140
40
196
206
206
178
164
136
134
134
132
134
134
134
132
145
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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