
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 7AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1879 | 1422 | 401 | 302 | 578 | 163 | 149 | 92 | 90 | 74 | 74 | 269 | 245 | 233 | 184 | 161 | 158 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 7:12PM1.74m | 7:41AM1.73m | 8:14PM1.84m | 8:38AM1.84m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM0.80m | 2:03PM0.72m | 2:35AM0.68m | 2:51PM0.60m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
1879 | 1422 | 372 | 302 | 578 | 163 | 129 | 92 | 90 | 74 | 74 | 269 | 245 | 233 | 184 | 161 | 158 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 3 |
176 | 149 | 401 | 288 | 33 | 149 | 149 | 77 | 36 | 69 | 65 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 3 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 7 |
— | — | 70 | 58 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 40 | 0 |
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