Surf Forecasts:
Whangaehu River Mouth surf forecast from 6 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 9 Jun, 3AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 9 Jun, 12AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, WSW swell with 940 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 7 Jun, 3PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Whangaehu River Mouth this week:
The surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 07) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Whangaehu River Mouth in the next 16 days are 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Sunday (Jun 14) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Sun 7th Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Tue 9th Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Tue 9th Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 16 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 267 | 397 | 248 | 455 | 561 | 606 | 940 | 237 | 431 | 297 | 184 | 85 | 74 | 32 | 126 | 93 | 226 | 219 | 103 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:01AM2.02m | 2:29PM1.87m | 2:51AM1.98m | 3:24PM1.84m | 3:48AM1.96m | 4:26PM1.85m | 4:50AM1.97m | 5:30PM1.90m | 5:54AM2.02m | 6:33PM2.00m | 6:57AM2.10m | 7:33PM2.12m | 7:57AM2.20m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40PM0.54m | 8:16AM0.54m | 8:29PM0.60m | 9:12AM0.57m | 9:29PM0.65m | 10:17AM0.57m | 10:39PM0.66m | 11:26AM0.53m | 11:52PM0.61m | 12:31PM0.45m | 00:58AM0.51m | 1:30PM0.36m | 1:58AM0.38m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 |
 | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | 5:00 |
mm | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 19 | W 5 | WSW 6 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 100 | 267 | 397 | 248 | 392 | 199 | 190 | 169 | 237 | 135 | 297 | 184 | 41 | 21 | 19 | 126 | 33 | 110 | 33 | 93 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | S 11 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 20 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | WSW 9 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 62 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 130 | 52 | 61 | 85 | 74 | 32 | 18 | 93 | 84 | 3 | 103 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | — | — | SSW 6 | S 16 | — | — | SSW 14 | — | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 9 | — | — | S 12 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 13 | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | 213 | — | 73 | 115 | 79 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SSW 5 | S 3 | — | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 7 | WSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 72 | 2 | 6 | — | 455 | 561 | 606 | 940 | — | 431 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 55 | 226 | 219 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 40 | 0 | 128 | 132 | 132 | 40 | 12 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 34 | 15 | 34 | 87 | 0 | 23 |
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