
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 11PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
560 | 1746 | 1879 | 1295 | 1042 | 302 | 578 | 163 | 149 | 92 | 90 | 69 | 75 | 273 | 249 | 233 | 184 | 161 | 158 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
197 | 1746 | 1879 | 1295 | 1042 | 302 | 578 | 163 | 129 | 92 | 90 | 69 | 75 | 273 | 249 | 233 | 184 | 161 | 158 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
376 | — | 200 | 162 | 111 | 288 | 45 | 149 | 149 | 78 | 36 | 69 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | 29 | 57 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 |
560 | 167 | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 164 | 165 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 |
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