
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 2AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
31 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 51 | 70 | 94 | 126 | 58 | 164 | 91 | 182 | 516 | 270 | 232 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:08AM1.78m | 4:46PM1.73m | 5:13AM1.69m | 5:57PM1.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44PM0.75m | 10:18AM0.75m | 10:58PM0.85m | 11:38AM0.82m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 14 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
31 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 51 | 25 | 42 | 58 | 58 | 76 | 91 | 182 | 257 | 270 | 232 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 18 |
15 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 2 | 51 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 17 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 4 | WNW 6 | — | N 4 | WNW 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 26 | 26 | 21 | 70 | 94 | 126 | 10 | 164 | — | 19 | 516 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 34 | 128 | 23 | 15 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 136 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 34 |
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