
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
103 | 86 | 80 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 50 | 64 | 34 | 58 | 61 | 70 | 69 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 184 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:23AM1.96m | 9:43PM2.10m | 10:01AM2.07m | 10:18PM2.22m | 10:35AM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.47m | 3:56AM0.41m | 4:08PM0.34m | 4:31AM0.29m | 4:41PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 6 |
103 | 86 | 80 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 50 | 45 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 53 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 32 | 70 | 69 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 64 | 29 | 58 | 61 | 47 | 64 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 20 | 184 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 118 | 61 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 128 | 136 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||||
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