
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (06 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 11PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | S 9 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
232 | 432 | 376 | 376 | 302 | 255 | 198 | 160 | 115 | 59 | 40 | 99 | 146 | 91 | 75 | 103 | 223 | 344 | 495 | 568 | 705 | 860 | 813 | 900 | |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:18AM2.14m | 2:47PM1.99m | 3:08AM2.08m | 3:42PM1.95m | 4:06AM2.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM0.44m | 8:31AM0.41m | 8:46PM0.52m | 9:24AM0.48m | 9:45PM0.60m | 10:29AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | W 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
201 | 238 | 176 | 89 | 302 | 255 | 198 | 160 | 115 | 59 | 9 | 99 | 146 | 91 | 75 | 66 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 30 | 48 | 124 | 813 | 721 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | W 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
170 | 432 | 376 | 376 | 57 | 27 | 23 | 47 | 43 | 35 | 26 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 27 | 12 | 30 | 58 | 17 | 64 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NW 9 | W 11 | SW 10 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | W 20 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 |
232 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 9 |
2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 40 | 1 | — | — | — | 103 | 223 | 344 | 495 | 568 | 705 | 860 | — | 900 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 128 | 136 | 165 | 140 | 164 | 165 | 180 | 165 | 196 |
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