
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 3PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 344 | 357 | 277 | 497 | 906 | 1163 | 1557 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:42PM1.82m | 5:05AM1.84m | 5:44PM1.79m | 6:07AM1.80m | 6:45PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.62m | 10:58PM0.73m | 11:36AM0.67m | 00:07AM0.75m | 12:38PM0.67m | 1:10AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | |
— | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SW 15 | SSE 4 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | W 12 | W 12 |
23 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 186 | 357 | 277 | 330 | 705 | 151 | 106 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | SW 14 | S 11 | W 10 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
68 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 99 | 219 | 230 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | SE 4 | SW 16 | SE 4 | S 10 | S 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 344 | — | — | 497 | 906 | 1163 | 1557 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 38 | 61 | 118 | 61 | 112 | 41 | 38 | 112 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 206 | 206 |
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