Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 3AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
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 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | SW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
301 | 253 | 155 | 121 | 112 | 74 | 73 | 99 | 68 | 78 | 61 | 394 | 672 | 742 | 288 | 177 | 121 | 87 | 82 | 88 | 57 | 54 | 39 | 139 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:12PM2.46m | 10:38AM2.38m | 11:02PM2.50m | 11:28AM2.36m | 11:51PM2.49m | 12:17PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.10m | 4:51PM0.12m | 5:22AM0.09m | 5:37PM0.14m | 6:10AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | |
mm | — | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | S 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 6 |
156 | 253 | 155 | 75 | 57 | 44 | 45 | 42 | 49 | 47 | 32 | 27 | 16 | 569 | 288 | 177 | 121 | 87 | 82 | 88 | 57 | 54 | 39 | 139 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
33 | 148 | 127 | 81 | 72 | 51 | 44 | 43 | 20 | 14 | 61 | — | — | 6 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 73 | 31 | 37 | 22 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | S 11 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | — | — | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
35 | 2 | 11 | 121 | 112 | 74 | 73 | 99 | 68 | 63 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | E 2 | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | W 5 | — |
301 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 29 | 394 | 672 | 742 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 15 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 137 | 138 | 132 | 87 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 128 | 87 |
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