Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mahanga Point today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mahanga Point at 8PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mahanga Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 159 | 132 | 126 | 130 | 231 | 204 | 178 | 171 | 168 | 113 | 86 | 86 | 130 | 326 | 346 | 304 | 222 | 207 | 157 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:14AM1.76m | 9:39PM1.68m | 9:58AM1.72m | 10:25PM1.64m | 10:45AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31PM0.34m | 3:51AM0.39m | 4:19PM0.39m | 4:38AM0.42m | 5:05PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 172 | 159 | 132 | 126 | 130 | 231 | 204 | 178 | 171 | 168 | 113 | 86 | 86 | 130 | 326 | 346 | 304 | 222 | 207 | 138 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 42 | 39 | 39 | 63 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 38 | 42 | 77 | 30 | 37 | 16 | 52 | 46 | 157 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 9 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 18 | S 7 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 80 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 40 | 138 | 183 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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