Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.3° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 9PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.6
W
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
W
8
1.7
W
7
2
W
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
W
8
1.7
W
7
1.9
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
298
330
353
287
306
488
450
333
308
320
427
375
384
270
202
155
94
70
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:22AM2.51m
12:45PM2.31m
1:04AM2.41m
1:27PM2.21m
Low Tide
6:07PM0.11m
6:37AM0.10m
6:47PM0.18m
7:16AM0.20m
7:26PM0.30m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
8
10
11
12
12
10
7
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