
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | 34 | 59 | 50 | 148 | 130 | 125 | 86 | 82 | 63 | 64 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 242 | 898 | 807 | 627 | 417 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:45AM1.87m | 5:30PM1.86m | 6:10AM1.85m | 6:54PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM0.70m | 11:14AM0.70m | 00:11AM0.72m | 12:54PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
5 | 10 | 25 | 46 | 148 | 130 | 125 | 86 | 82 | 63 | 64 | 76 | 74 | 54 | 242 | 52 | 355 | 337 | 176 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 11 | SW 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 14 |
20 | 32 | 57 | 50 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 53 | 68 | 14 | 153 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | W 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 19 | S 10 | WSW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 18 |
37 | 34 | 32 | 29 | — | 7 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 8 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
13 | 28 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 898 | 807 | 627 | 417 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 128 | 34 |
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