
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 12PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 70 | 69 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 11 | |
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 | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:15AM2.07m | 10:34PM2.18m | 10:52AM2.11m | 11:10PM2.22m | 11:27AM2.13m | 11:45PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM0.43m | 4:21PM0.38m | 4:45AM0.36m | 4:57PM0.33m | 5:21AM0.32m | 5:32PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 |
9 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 70 | 69 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 5 | SSW 4 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
48 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | — | W 10 | SW 15 | W 10 | SW 15 | — | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 16 | SW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 13 | W 6 | S 9 | S 9 |
17 | 7 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — |
— | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 38 | 61 | 61 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 125 | 112 | 112 | 112 |
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