
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 10AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am 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 ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 14 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 39 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 49 | 46 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 49 | 54 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 82 | 113 | 203 | 179 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 8:38AM2.09m | 9:04PM2.29m | 9:31AM2.25m | 9:53PM2.45m | 10:17AM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.39m | 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 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | 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 |
70 | 39 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 46 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 49 | 54 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 82 | 113 | 203 | 179 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 18 | SSW 4 | W 6 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 10 | SW 20 | WSW 18 |
33 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 52 | 50 | 15 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 14 | 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 | — |
1 | 32 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 9 | — | 28 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 23 | 61 | 134 | 61 | 23 | 61 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 61 | 61 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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