Whangaehu River Mouth Surf Break

Whangaehu River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.05° S 175.10° E

Issued: 11 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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

Normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 7AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (07 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (07 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
2
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
376
376
302
299
198
162
113
60
41
39
42
146
217
428
336
312
512
866
998
645
525
705
784
802
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
20
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:18AM2.14m
2:47PM1.99m
3:08AM2.08m
3:42PM1.95m
4:06AM2.01m
4:45PM1.92m
Low Tide
7:58PM0.44m
8:31AM0.41m
8:46PM0.52m
9:24AM0.48m
9:45PM0.60m
10:29AM0.54m
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cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
10
10
9
8
9
12
14
11
9
8
8
8
8
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
7
7
6
5
7
9
11
7
5
5
6
5
6
7
4
3
6
5
3
4
6
7
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
W
20
1.7
SSW
8
0.1
SW
19
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
SW
17
2.1
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
9
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
2.2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
167
113
302
299
198
162
44
60
41
39
37
117
19
8
336
14
33
49
47
645
525
90
64
802
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
10
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
19
0.1
SW
19
0.2
W
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
21
0.2
WSW
20
Energy kJ
376
376
58
40
24
48
113
23
22
16
8
19
3
7
15
27
31
30
58
42
124
18
18
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
NW
8
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
NW
9
0.4
W
11
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.3
W
10
Energy kJ
5
5
3
10
3
35
34
33
33
32
4
3
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.9
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
7
2
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
7
6
5
4
2
2
42
146
217
428
312
512
866
998
705
784
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
3
4
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
5
2
Distance (km)
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
40
61
0
0
0
0
134
136
140
140
136
163
165
165
165
196
165
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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