
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 3AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
47 | 60 | 70 | 69 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 78 | 880 | 1016 | 1252 | 828 | 994 | 1282 | 2720 | |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:18PM2.22m | 10:35AM2.16m | 10:51PM2.31m | 11:08AM2.23m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.29m | 4:41PM0.25m | 5:04AM0.20m | 5:14PM0.19m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 |
16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 422 | 459 | 627 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 1525 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SW 15 |
33 | 32 | 70 | 69 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 37 | 15 | 50 | 49 | — | — | — | 186 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 |
47 | 60 | 56 | 62 | — | 18 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 78 | 880 | 1016 | 1252 | 828 | 994 | 1282 | 2720 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 128 | 128 | 136 | 34 | 34 | 137 | 166 | 166 | 165 | 165 |
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