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Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Forecast
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Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Whangaehu River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today?
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 7PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | |
59 | 80 | 61 | 64 | 70 | 256 | 1082 | 1168 | 1440 | 1630 | 1457 | 1402 | 1100 | 822 | 1315 | 1146 | 921 | 994 | 1094 | 1230 | 1211 | 893 | 523 | 280 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:54PM1.81m | 2:21AM1.86m | 2:52PM1.72m | 3:23AM1.80m | 4:02PM1.69m | 4:33AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.63m | 7:53PM0.68m | 8:34AM0.72m | 8:55PM0.77m | 9:52AM0.75m | 10:19PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
 kJ | 59 | 80 | 61 | 64 | 70 | 256 | 440 | 451 | 695 | 792 | 685 | 672 | — | 390 | — | — | — | 82 | 21 | 38 | 57 | 893 | 523 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | — | 14 | 15 | 13 | — | 44 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 40 | — | — | 34 | 17 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | W 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | — | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 1082 | 1168 | 1440 | 1630 | 1457 | 1402 | 1100 | 822 | 1315 | 1146 | 921 | 994 | 1094 | 1230 | 1211 | — | 60 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 34 | 15 | 166 | 294 | 276 | 136 | 34 | 34 | 128 | 128 | 137 | 143 | 138 | 137 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 128 | 40 | 0 | 40 |
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