
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 7PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
295 | 295 | 261 | 209 | 202 | 196 | 157 | 320 | 290 | 876 | 781 | 612 | 560 | 467 | 418 | 372 | 370 | 449 | 649 | 657 | 592 | 1576 | 1106 | 763 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:10AM3.03m | 11:24PM2.94m | 11:45AM3.00m | 11:59PM2.87m | 12:20PM2.92m | 00:35AM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.33m | 5:34AM0.28m | 5:55PM0.38m | 6:09AM0.36m | 6:31PM0.47m | 6:44AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | 8:14 | |
mm | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | N 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
295 | 94 | 101 | 209 | 202 | 196 | 157 | 320 | 290 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 372 | 367 | 449 | 649 | 657 | 592 | 1576 | 1106 | 763 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | WNW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | N 15 | N 14 |
34 | 295 | 261 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 152 | 149 | 127 | 13 | 31 | 30 | 67 | 100 | 154 | 372 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SE 4 | N 12 | N 12 | W 20 | N 18 | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 15 | — |
34 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
— | — | — | 130 | 176 | 215 | 156 | 106 | 121 | 876 | 781 | 612 | 560 | 467 | 418 | — | 370 | 404 | 338 | 309 | 302 | 358 | 110 | 284 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 187 | 243 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 243 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 201 | 243 | 246 | 202 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
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