Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 3PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
112 | 74 | 73 | 99 | 68 | 63 | 61 | 258 | 650 | 825 | 310 | 172 | 121 | 102 | 94 | 80 | 75 | 43 | 156 | 183 | 159 | 127 | 140 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:38AM2.38m | 11:02PM2.50m | 11:28AM2.36m | 11:51PM2.49m | 12:17PM2.30m | 00:40AM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM0.12m | 5:22AM0.09m | 5:37PM0.14m | 6:10AM0.13m | 6:23PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | |
— | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | S 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
44 | 45 | 47 | 29 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 27 | 16 | 569 | 310 | 172 | 121 | 102 | 94 | 80 | 75 | 43 | 22 | 183 | 159 | 89 | 140 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | — | S 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
70 | 53 | 37 | 43 | 18 | 63 | 61 | 9 | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 58 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | S 11 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 |
112 | 74 | 73 | 99 | 68 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | 16 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 17 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 258 | 650 | 825 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 16 | 156 | — | 18 | 127 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 128 | 137 | 132 | 87 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 128 | 119 | 15 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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