Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 1AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (17 Jul)5ft (1.5m)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 Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.4
W
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.6
W
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
0.6
SW
15
1.2
W
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.6
W
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
168
154
158
143
138
160
184
321
337
273
244
167
186
251
316
266
238
273
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
15
W
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:38PM2.55m
12:02PM2.37m
00:22AM2.51m
12:45PM2.31m
Low Tide
5:27PM0.08m
5:57AM0.05m
6:07PM0.11m
6:37AM0.10m
6:47PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
12
13
12
12
13
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
6
7
6
7
8
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