Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 3PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 603 | 460 | 350 | 308 | 408 | 441 | 447 | 366 | 277 | 196 | 131 | 74 | 63 | 41 | 42 | 38 | 62 | 93 | 61 | 63 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:45PM2.31m | 1:04AM2.41m | 1:27PM2.21m | 1:46AM2.27m | 2:10PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM0.10m | 6:47PM0.18m | 7:16AM0.20m | 7:26PM0.30m | 7:54AM0.33m | 8:06PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 79 | 79 | 350 | 162 | 154 | 438 | 438 | 366 | 277 | 196 | 131 | 74 | 53 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 62 | 93 | 61 | 33 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 23 | SW 15 | SSW 21 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 54 | 86 | 66 | 108 | 107 | 104 | 69 | 91 | 65 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 23 | SW 18 | S 10 | — | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 5 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | SSW 18 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 84 | 2 | — | 70 | 59 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 65 | 63 | 4 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 33 | 14 | 63 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 603 | 460 | 326 | 308 | 408 | 441 | 447 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 87 | 132 | 132 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 119 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 119 | 119 | 0 |
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