
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 8PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 89 | 64 | 84 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 500 | 579 | 153 | 277 | 190 | 66 | 77 | 291 | 293 | 559 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:38AM2.05m | 8:12PM2.15m | 8:42AM2.16m | 9:11PM2.30m | 9:39AM2.27m | 10:04PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM0.42m | 2:44AM0.36m | 3:07PM0.30m | 3:39AM0.22m | 3:58PM0.19m | 4:28AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | |
— | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
90 | 89 | 64 | 84 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 201 | 235 | 153 | 112 | 103 | 66 | 77 | 130 | 293 | 293 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
7 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 9 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 55 | 152 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | W 5 | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | S 8 | — | SW 20 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — |
3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | 15 | 13 | 32 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 12 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 500 | 579 | — | 277 | 190 | 23 | 56 | 291 | — | 559 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 38 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 128 | 15 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 23 |
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