
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 5AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
547 | 516 | 367 | 140 | 140 | 238 | 330 | 1653 | 1735 | 1422 | 395 | 302 | 578 | 149 | 149 | 92 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:30AM1.67m | 7:12PM1.74m | 7:41AM1.73m | 8:14PM1.84m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.87m | 1:00PM0.81m | 1:41AM0.80m | 2:03PM0.72m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | 11 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
230 | 258 | 210 | 140 | 112 | 112 | 132 | 1653 | 1735 | 1422 | 372 | 302 | 578 | 132 | 94 | 92 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 4 |
13 | 12 | 47 | 103 | 140 | 238 | 330 | — | 195 | 167 | 121 | 288 | 45 | 149 | 149 | 77 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 8 | S 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 12 |
— | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 395 | 81 | 4 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — |
547 | 516 | 367 | — | — | — | 6 | 137 | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 128 | 15 | 0 | 34 | 40 | 164 | 164 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 |
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