Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 3PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 49 | 46 | 26 | 18 | 33 | 49 | 54 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 82 | 111 | 203 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:38AM2.09m | 9:04PM2.29m | 9:31AM2.25m | 9:53PM2.45m | 10:17AM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.34m | 3:34AM0.21m | 3:49PM0.18m | 4:18AM0.07m | 4:30PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
 | | |  |  | | | |  | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 49 | 46 | 26 | 18 | 33 | 49 | 54 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 82 | 111 | 203 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 4 | S 4 | W 6 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 10 | SW 19 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 52 | 50 | 15 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | S 6 | W 8 | W 20 | S 9 | — | — | SW 18 | W 21 | — | W 19 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 9 | — | 29 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 61 | 134 | 134 | 23 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 61 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whangaehu River Mouth surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest