
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 9PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
367 | 721 | 702 | 537 | 419 | 414 | 245 | 187 | 197 | 411 | 268 | 237 | 215 | 191 | 169 | 169 | 196 | 186 | 187 | 187 | 151 | 274 | 496 | 547 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:52PM2.52m | 11:17AM2.38m | 11:38PM2.55m | 12:02PM2.37m | 00:22AM2.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM0.05m | 5:27PM0.08m | 5:57AM0.05m | 6:07PM0.11m | 6:37AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
198 | 721 | 702 | 537 | 419 | 414 | 75 | 186 | 78 | 232 | 268 | 237 | 215 | 191 | 169 | 169 | 196 | 172 | 187 | 187 | 151 | 141 | 79 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 15 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 24 |
367 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 242 | 43 | 6 | 77 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 76 | 76 | 107 | 183 | 186 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 13 | 3 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | S 23 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 41 | 39 | 32 | 28 | — | — | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
322 | — | — | 54 | 86 | 104 | 245 | 187 | 197 | 411 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 168 | — | — | — | — | 274 | 496 | 547 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 138 | 116 | 87 | 128 | 87 | 128 | 132 | 132 | 128 | 128 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 40 | 136 | 136 | 132 |
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