Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 12AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
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 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 5 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | 99 | 68 | 63 | 61 | 435 | 672 | 805 | 310 | 181 | 128 | 113 | 94 | 70 | 57 | 55 | 262 | 199 | 127 | 132 | 110 | 64 | 47 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:02PM2.50m | 11:28AM2.36m | 11:51PM2.49m | 12:17PM2.30m | 00:40AM2.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.09m | 5:37PM0.14m | 6:10AM0.13m | 6:23PM0.20m | 6:58AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | S 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | WSW 7 |
47 | 29 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 27 | 16 | 569 | 310 | 181 | 128 | 113 | 94 | 70 | 57 | 28 | 212 | 199 | 127 | 62 | 110 | 64 | 21 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | S 14 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 5 |
37 | 43 | 18 | 63 | 61 | — | — | 4 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 24 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
73 | 99 | 68 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 25 | 35 | 22 | 47 | 83 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 5 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 5 | W 7 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 21 | 435 | 672 | 805 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 55 | 262 | — | 27 | 132 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 132 | 138 | 138 | 116 | 34 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 128 | 87 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 |
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