Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 10AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 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 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 18 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 138 | 124 | 160 | 217 | 226 | 319 | 328 | 310 | 367 | 350 | 273 | 196 | 164 | 220 | 336 | 413 | 257 | 196 | 121 | 105 | 78 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:02PM2.37m | 00:22AM2.51m | 12:45PM2.31m | 1:04AM2.41m | 1:27PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM0.05m | 6:07PM0.11m | 6:37AM0.10m | 6:47PM0.18m | 7:16AM0.20m | 7:26PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 143 | 138 | 124 | 109 | 217 | 226 | 257 | 257 | 143 | 141 | 79 | 273 | 196 | 151 | 152 | 150 | 365 | 257 | 196 | 121 | 105 | 78 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 56 | 76 | 76 | 5 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 15 | 14 | 77 | 78 | 74 | 164 | 72 | 70 | 150 | 104 | 95 | 91 | 65 | 43 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 14 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | S 10 | SW 18 | SSW 21 | S 9 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 84 | 86 | 6 | — | 45 | 58 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 65 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 160 | 210 | 223 | 319 | 328 | 310 | 367 | 350 | — | — | — | 220 | 336 | 413 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 40 | 40 | 128 | 128 | 34 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 87 | 128 | 87 | 87 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
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