
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 8AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1409 | 1208 | 1208 | 1191 | 961 | 936 | 1775 | 1955 | 1754 | 1371 | 1321 | 1433 | 1415 | 2200 | 1689 | 1496 | 1319 | 1175 | 969 | 955 | 814 | 662 | 653 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:18AM3.26m | 12:40PM3.01m | 1:02AM3.13m | 1:25PM2.87m | 1:45AM2.94m | 2:10PM2.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM0.10m | 6:50PM0.18m | 7:20AM0.23m | 7:35PM0.35m | 8:05AM0.40m | 8:21PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
1409 | 1208 | 1208 | 1191 | 961 | 936 | 1775 | 1955 | 1754 | 1371 | 1321 | 1433 | 322 | 2200 | 1689 | 1496 | 1319 | 1175 | 969 | 955 | 814 | 662 | 653 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 24 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 22 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | S 19 | S 19 |
— | — | — | 11 | 286 | 508 | 40 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 892 | 1415 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 23 | S 23 | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | S 19 | S 20 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 |
— | — | — | — | 11 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 34 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
1162 | 1197 | 1197 | 996 | 857 | 715 | 740 | 740 | 836 | 1047 | 836 | 494 | — | 8 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 77 | 58 | 28 | 30 | 47 | 49 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 208 | 208 | 65 | 148 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 65 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
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