
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 5AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
48 | 47 | 45 | 63 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:34AM2.12m | 3:05PM2.00m | 3:32AM1.98m | 4:10PM1.89m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM0.44m | 8:40AM0.46m | 9:03PM0.58m | 9:42AM0.60m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | W 4 | W 5 |
31 | 13 | 45 | 63 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 22 | 15 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | S 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
48 | 47 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | S 12 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
10 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | NW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
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