
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 11PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
840 | 818 | 752 | 752 | 647 | 553 | 487 | 390 | 323 | 236 | 189 | 808 | 1053 | 453 | 365 | 361 | 324 | 382 | 382 | 841 | 729 | 3387 | 4030 | 4181 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:08PM2.89m | 8:34AM2.90m | 9:06PM3.07m | 9:30AM3.03m | 9:58PM3.22m | 10:21AM3.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27AM0.39m | 2:51PM0.25m | 3:23AM0.23m | 3:44PM0.11m | 4:15AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | |
5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
840 | 818 | 752 | 752 | 647 | 553 | 487 | 390 | 323 | 236 | 189 | 125 | 120 | 453 | 365 | 287 | 184 | 382 | 382 | 841 | 575 | 3387 | 4030 | 4181 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | S 9 | — | W 23 | NW 11 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | N 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 11 | 5 | 50 | 145 | 83 | 133 | 139 | 229 | 289 | 468 | 1148 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | W 23 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | W 11 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 116 | 40 | 123 | 76 | 84 | 180 | — | 729 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
— | — | — | 2 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 87 | 95 | 243 | 407 | 808 | 1053 | 88 | 56 | 361 | 324 | 255 | 204 | 160 | 70 | 73 | 63 | 56 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 243 | 197 | 197 | 201 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 9 | 55 | 243 |
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