Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.4° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 8AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (16 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat morning, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1.3
W
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.7
W
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.5
W
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
1.6
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.9
W
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
419
344
284
183
180
271
231
203
220
166
160
202
221
201
229
176
141
145
236
397
441
461
441
394
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:17AM2.38m
11:38PM2.55m
12:02PM2.37m
00:22AM2.51m
12:45PM2.31m
Low Tide
5:14AM0.05m
5:27PM0.08m
5:57AM0.05m
6:07PM0.11m
6:37AM0.10m
6:47PM0.18m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
7:35
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5:13
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
12
12
11
10
10
9
11
11
12
12
11
12
12
Feels °C
9
8
7
9
9
10
10
9
7
5
7
7
7
7
7
7
5
6
4
6
6
5
7
9
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