
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 7PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
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 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | 84 | 109 | 202 | 245 | 210 | 314 | 388 | 250 | 200 | 383 | 173 | 220 | 263 | 304 | 494 | 357 | 295 | 245 | 521 | 508 | 496 | 430 | 353 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:39PM2.12m | 00:56AM2.23m | 1:17PM2.09m | 1:35AM2.20m | 2:00PM2.05m | 2:18AM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32AM0.30m | 6:41PM0.33m | 7:08AM0.32m | 7:18PM0.37m | 7:47AM0.35m | 7:58PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | |
— | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
63 | 84 | 97 | 202 | 245 | 210 | 314 | 388 | 250 | 200 | 188 | 173 | 220 | 263 | 304 | 494 | 150 | 273 | 190 | 125 | 508 | 496 | 430 | 353 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | NW 4 | NW 5 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | SSW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 |
39 | 69 | 109 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 35 | — | 24 | 357 | 295 | 245 | 521 | 73 | 30 | 15 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 21 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | S 17 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 |
— | — | — | 9 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | 116 | 159 | 276 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 15 | 34 | — | — | — | 383 | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 35 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 40 | 116 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 163 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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