
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 9AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | 273 | 245 | 233 | 187 | 161 | 158 | 153 | 143 | 107 | 103 | 86 | 80 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 46 | 30 | 26 | 50 | 51 | 45 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38AM1.84m | 9:03PM1.97m | 9:23AM1.96m | 9:43PM2.10m | 10:01AM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.68m | 2:51PM0.60m | 3:18AM0.54m | 3:32PM0.47m | 3:56AM0.41m | 4:08PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 6 |
75 | 273 | 245 | 233 | 187 | 161 | 158 | 153 | 143 | 107 | 103 | 86 | 80 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 46 | 30 | 26 | 50 | 51 | 45 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 9 |
66 | 1 | 5 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 7 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 14 | SW 14 |
2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 13 | 39 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 23 | 23 | 38 | 23 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 0 |
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