Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 9AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 304 | 299 | 295 | 295 | 290 | 320 | 500 | 532 | 653 | 693 | 1656 | 791 | 779 | 1110 | 2275 | 2622 | 2584 | 1944 | 1507 | 3424 | 3241 | 3469 | 4853 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:28AM2.90m | 12:49PM2.81m | 1:04AM2.68m | 1:27PM2.61m | 1:45AM2.46m | 2:13PM2.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.39m | 6:58PM0.56m | 7:16AM0.61m | 7:38PM0.79m | 7:58AM0.84m | 8:28PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 14 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 304 | 299 | 295 | 51 | 290 | 320 | 500 | 532 | 653 | 693 | 1656 | 341 | 645 | 1110 | 2275 | 2622 | 2584 | 1944 | 1245 | 3424 | 3241 | 3469 | 4853 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 13 | W 18 | SW 18 | W 6 | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | SSE 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 295 | 6 | 13 | 39 | — | — | 172 | 474 | 791 | 779 | 722 | 686 | 322 | 779 | 1507 | 1507 | 22 | 11 | 40 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 18 | S 8 | W 18 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | NNW 7 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 179 | 114 | 54 | 23 | — | 5 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 204 | 151 | 117 | 16 | 66 | 59 | 27 | 51 | 56 | 90 | 87 | 190 | 194 | 1064 | — | — | — | — | 80 | 173 | 122 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 82 | 82 | 246 | 246 | 151 | 55 | 55 | 82 | 9 | 82 | 82 | 201 | 82 | 151 | 179 | 65 | 42 | 42 | 65 | 214 | 82 | 55 |
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