
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 12PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
302 | 299 | 198 | 160 | 115 | 42 | 40 | 84 | 232 | 212 | 191 | 520 | 870 | 820 | 705 | 972 | 1124 | 1883 | 1245 | 1039 | 1202 | 1202 | 994 | 858 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:18AM2.14m | 2:47PM1.99m | 3:08AM2.08m | 3:42PM1.95m | 4:06AM2.01m | 4:45PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.41m | 8:46PM0.52m | 9:24AM0.48m | 9:45PM0.60m | 10:29AM0.54m | 11:01PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | W 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 9 |
302 | 299 | 198 | 160 | 115 | 42 | 40 | 31 | 232 | 212 | 131 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 41 | 85 | 42 | 66 | 122 | 38 | 59 | 697 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | W 19 | W 19 | W 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | SW 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 19 |
64 | 40 | 23 | 48 | 44 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 30 | 29 | — | — | 18 | 9 | 38 | 75 | 94 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 10 | SSW 10 | NW 9 | W 11 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | W 10 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 16 | 33 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | SE 3 | S 4 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 9 | 84 | — | — | 191 | 520 | 870 | 820 | 705 | 972 | 1124 | 1883 | 1245 | 1039 | 1202 | 1202 | 994 | 858 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 128 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 159 | 196 | 222 | 178 | 212 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 |
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