Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
13.1° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 2AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (22 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
6
1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
W
6
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1.2
WNW
5
1.4
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
130
89
89
79
63
49
47
31
27
33
33
33
30
51
81
132
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
W
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:15AM1.93m
3:46PM1.83m
4:08AM1.78m
4:46PM1.73m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.60m
9:20AM0.62m
9:44PM0.75m
10:18AM0.75m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
9
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
9
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
7
5
5
6
6
10
10
9
8
7
6
5
6
9
10
10
8
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