
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 9AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
561 | 553 | 545 | 774 | 631 | 930 | 722 | 722 | 732 | 785 | 774 | 850 | 802 | 743 | 820 | 779 | 680 | 669 | 659 | 572 | 563 | 563 | 512 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:55AM2.64m | 3:30PM2.61m | 4:06AM2.43m | 4:51PM2.48m | 5:36AM2.34m | 6:21PM2.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.65m | 9:58PM0.78m | 10:32AM0.82m | 11:26PM0.86m | 12:02PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
561 | 553 | 545 | 149 | 631 | 930 | 722 | 722 | 732 | 785 | 774 | 850 | 802 | 743 | 820 | 779 | 680 | 669 | 659 | 572 | 563 | 563 | 512 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | S 9 | WNW 8 | SSE 4 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 774 | 144 | 180 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | S 11 | WSW 15 | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | S 9 | WNW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
3 | — | 2 | 142 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
325 | 349 | 265 | 5 | 69 | 436 | 389 | 335 | 254 | 186 | 175 | 123 | 95 | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 215 | 65 | 65 | 75 | 42 | 43 | 39 | 113 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 203 | 55 | 0 |
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