
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) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 4PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 5 | SW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 33 | 51 | 75 | 109 | 145 | 142 | 164 | 229 | 382 | 252 | 333 | 682 | 494 | 428 | 195 | 251 | 846 | 2004 | 2721 | 1945 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:46PM1.73m | 5:13AM1.69m | 5:57PM1.70m | 6:30AM1.67m | 7:12PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.75m | 10:58PM0.85m | 11:38AM0.82m | 00:27AM0.87m | 1:00PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | SW 14 | W 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | W 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
15 | 17 | 51 | 36 | 52 | 71 | 73 | 62 | 88 | 172 | 252 | 333 | 275 | 263 | 210 | 195 | 100 | 549 | 2004 | 2721 | 1945 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 12 | W 17 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
33 | 30 | 2 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 13 | 12 | 47 | 75 | 6 | 149 | — | 192 | 149 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | N 5 | N 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | W 8 | WSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — |
4 | 33 | 22 | 75 | 109 | 145 | 142 | 164 | 229 | 382 | 50 | 19 | 682 | 494 | 428 | — | 251 | 846 | 104 | 326 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 61 | 255 | 34 | 206 | 34 | 15 | 34 | 34 | 128 | 15 | 128 | 128 | 136 | 178 | 165 | 40 |
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