Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 1PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (08 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
2
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
47
60
149
258
321
464
725
865
858
994
949
755
629
511
547
366
244
197
107
100
90
89
64
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
0
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:08AM2.08m
3:42PM1.95m
4:06AM2.01m
4:45PM1.92m
5:13AM1.97m
5:55PM1.94m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.48m
9:45PM0.60m
10:29AM0.54m
11:01PM0.64m
11:46AM0.56m
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
9
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
7
9
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
7
6
8
8
7
7
5
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
6
6
6
5
6
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