Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 8PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3129 | 2918 | 2294 | 1835 | 1981 | 1916 | 1916 | 1916 | 3877 | 3882 | 3260 | 3018 | 2872 | 2807 | 2570 | 2309 | 1902 | 1579 | 1318 | 1280 | 1144 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:39AM3.22m | 11:54PM3.28m | 12:15PM3.22m | 00:32AM3.21m | 12:55PM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47PM0.03m | 6:08AM-0.04m | 6:26PM0.07m | 6:46AM0.05m | 7:07PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 149 | 210 | 572 | 486 | 333 | 321 | 206 | 234 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3018 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2309 | 1902 | 1579 | 1318 | 1280 | 1144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 186 | 182 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 3129 | 2918 | 2294 | 1835 | 1981 | 1916 | 1916 | 1916 | 3877 | 3882 | 3260 | 719 | 2872 | 2807 | 2570 | 1965 | — | — | 975 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 246 | 246 | 208 | 201 | 188 | 174 | 174 | 188 | 82 | 214 | 208 | 82 | 65 | 65 | 45 | 51 | 150 | 208 | 82 | 42 |
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