
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 7AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
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20 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 41 | 37 | 38 | 64 | 50 | 47 | 130 | 125 | 88 | 66 | 68 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:32AM1.98m | 4:10PM1.89m | 4:45AM1.87m | 5:30PM1.86m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM0.58m | 9:42AM0.60m | 10:22PM0.70m | 11:14AM0.70m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
20 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 46 | 37 | 130 | 125 | 88 | 66 | 68 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 57 | 50 | 47 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 16 | W 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 18 | 38 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 23 | 34 | 132 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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