Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangamaunu today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangamaunu at 1AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mangamaunu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 20 | 40 | 131 | 20 | 32 | 23 | 34 | 34 | 93 | 19 | 1462 | 2531 | 2808 | 3579 | 3438 | 3016 | 2720 | 2440 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:31PM1.39m | 8:55AM1.50m | 9:20PM1.36m | 9:44AM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42AM0.25m | 3:18PM0.26m | 3:29AM0.28m | 4:06PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -4 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 23 | 15 | 9 | 131 | 43 | 32 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | — | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 5 | SSW 14 | S 6 | NE 8 | S 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 9 | S 8 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 22 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | ENE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | S 16 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SW 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 99 | 561 | 31 | 32 | 3 | 34 | 34 | 93 | 202 | 1462 | 2531 | 2808 | 3579 | 3438 | 3016 | 2720 | 2440 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 124 | 23 | 23 | 172 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 124 | 124 | 197 | 157 | 147 |
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