
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 9PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
351 | 286 | 209 | 182 | 270 | 381 | 310 | 229 | 223 | 215 | 193 | 222 | 246 | 232 | 331 | 338 | 669 | 603 | 594 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:57PM3.06m | 9:21AM3.00m | 9:46PM3.24m | 10:08AM3.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.22m | 3:33PM0.12m | 4:02AM0.05m | 4:18PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
351 | 261 | 209 | 159 | 101 | 381 | 310 | 56 | 78 | 111 | 157 | 222 | 246 | 232 | 331 | 338 | 669 | 603 | 561 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | WSW 18 | SSE 5 | N 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | N 6 | WSW 17 |
214 | 286 | 26 | 19 | 270 | 7 | 16 | 229 | 223 | 115 | 193 | 121 | 116 | 115 | 136 | 310 | 372 | 60 | 594 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | W 14 | W 13 | S 9 | WSW 16 | N 6 |
22 | 15 | 195 | 182 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 86 | 215 | 135 | 73 | 84 | 124 | 97 | 173 | 2 | 377 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — |
45 | 39 | 41 | 31 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 187 | 157 | 150 | 120 | 113 | 92 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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