
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 3AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1170 | 1155 | 1155 | 1067 | 1112 | 1083 | 949 | 818 | 807 | 752 | 647 | 553 | 413 | 390 | 323 | 236 | 189 | 125 | 505 | 453 | 321 | 302 | 403 | 230 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:05PM2.72m | 7:32AM2.77m | 8:08PM2.89m | 8:34AM2.90m | 9:06PM3.07m | 9:30AM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.56m | 1:54PM0.39m | 2:27AM0.39m | 2:51PM0.25m | 3:23AM0.23m | 3:44PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 10 |
1170 | 1155 | 1155 | 1067 | 1112 | 1083 | 949 | 818 | 807 | 752 | 647 | 553 | 413 | 390 | 323 | 236 | 189 | 125 | 505 | 453 | 321 | 302 | 403 | 230 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | W 23 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | NW 8 |
5 | 11 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 121 | 116 | 113 | 106 | 138 | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | SW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 18 | 40 | 38 | 76 | 186 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | NNW 8 |
18 | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 51 | 133 | 207 | 328 | 410 | 826 | 394 | 303 | 243 | 156 | — | 123 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 243 | 205 | 147 | 147 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
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