
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (04 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 10PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | 66 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 45 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 5:28AM1.71m | 6:12PM1.82m | 7:02AM1.75m | 7:37PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22PM0.78m | 12:11PM0.82m | 1:19AM0.70m | 1:47PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 5 | WSW 5 |
14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 45 | 46 | 44 | 16 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
37 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 19 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
16 | 38 | 33 | 32 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 15 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 11 | SE 2 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | — |
19 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 40 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 34 | 128 | 34 | 23 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||
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