
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 6AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
52 | 145 | 60 | 164 | 88 | 372 | 276 | 339 | 675 | 534 | 439 | 418 | 127 | 524 | 1508 | 1979 | 1721 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:13AM1.69m | 5:57PM1.70m | 6:30AM1.67m | 7:12PM1.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.85m | 11:38AM0.82m | 00:27AM0.87m | 1:00PM0.81m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
52 | 71 | 60 | 60 | 88 | 182 | 276 | 339 | 281 | 263 | 210 | 191 | 55 | 309 | 1508 | 1979 | 1721 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | W 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 75 | 101 | 304 | — | 240 | 145 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | N 4 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 8 | N 3 | N 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WSW 9 | SSW 6 | — | — |
— | 145 | 12 | 164 | — | 372 | 1 | 40 | 675 | 534 | 439 | 418 | 127 | 524 | 170 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 255 | 34 | 34 | 206 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 128 | 23 | 34 | 128 | 134 | 285 | 165 | 178 |
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