
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 2AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 5 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
41 | 130 | 89 | 89 | 79 | 63 | 49 | 47 | 31 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 51 | 81 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:15AM1.93m | 3:46PM1.83m | 4:08AM1.78m | 4:46PM1.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM0.60m | 9:20AM0.62m | 9:44PM0.75m | 10:18AM0.75m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 6 |
25 | 97 | 89 | 89 | 79 | 63 | 49 | 47 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 51 | 34 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
34 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 31 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 |
41 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | 21 | 81 | 132 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 34 | 128 | 34 | 15 |
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