
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 7AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
839 | 1121 | 1238 | 1693 | 604 | 1112 | 547 | 460 | 338 | 300 | 400 | 250 | 147 | 107 | 62 | 40 | 49 | 24 | 33 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:23PM2.37m | 11:41AM2.27m | 11:56PM2.40m | 12:15PM2.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37AM0.14m | 5:46PM0.16m | 6:09AM0.12m | 6:18PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 |
41 | 64 | — | 917 | 433 | 1112 | 408 | 460 | 338 | 300 | 400 | 250 | 147 | 107 | 62 | 20 | 34 | 24 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
— | — | — | 404 | 604 | 17 | 481 | 309 | 158 | 103 | 88 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 44 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 21 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | NNW 3 |
839 | 1121 | 1238 | 1693 | — | 192 | 547 | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 165 | 165 | 87 | 141 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 140 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 0 |
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