
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 2AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WSW 9 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
63 | 63 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 188 | 158 | 92 | 70 | 235 | 51 | 126 | 126 | 160 | 228 | 143 | 123 | 141 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:30PM1.86m | 6:10AM1.85m | 6:54PM1.93m | 7:32AM1.94m | 8:06PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.72m | 12:54PM0.66m | 1:40AM0.58m | 2:08PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 9 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
63 | 63 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 188 | 158 | 92 | 70 | 8 | 15 | 126 | 50 | 69 | 115 | 39 | 37 | 108 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 53 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 21 | 30 | 45 | 29 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 |
15 | 14 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 9 | 31 | 7 | 41 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NW 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 235 | 51 | 74 | 126 | 160 | 228 | 143 | 123 | 141 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 34 | 34 | 132 | 132 | 128 | 87 | 87 | 0 |
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