
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (24 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 9PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 62 | 158 | 270 | 662 | 1098 | 1114 | 1561 | 2083 | 2716 | 3517 | 3355 | 2570 | 2207 | 1525 | 1157 | 1048 | 844 | 711 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:44PM1.79m | 6:07AM1.80m | 6:45PM1.82m | 7:08AM1.81m | 7:42PM1.87m | 8:04AM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.75m | 12:38PM0.67m | 1:10AM0.73m | 1:33PM0.64m | 2:03AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 13 |
17 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 33 | 17 | 158 | 270 | 479 | 811 | 206 | 215 | 166 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 890 | 767 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 192 | 234 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 7 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | SE 2 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
— | — | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 62 | — | — | 662 | 1098 | 1114 | 1561 | 2083 | 2716 | 3517 | 3355 | 2570 | 2207 | 1525 | 1157 | 1048 | 844 | 711 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 61 | 112 | 38 | 38 | 112 | 0 | 40 | 140 | 40 | 196 | 206 | 206 | 178 | 164 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 145 |
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