Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 6AM is: 4.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 261 | 453 | 921 | 1912 | 3426 | 3672 | 4187 | 3922 | 4259 | 5441 | 6777 | 7522 | 7845 | 6742 | 5936 | 5359 | 4815 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:01AM2.15m | 6:47PM2.26m | 7:14AM2.26m | 7:47PM2.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM1.15m | 12:24PM1.05m | 1:06AM1.04m | 1:28PM0.90m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 261 | 317 | 114 | 102 | 211 | 164 | 126 | 123 | — | — | — | 7522 | — | 6742 | 5936 | 5359 | 4815 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 69 | 120 | 143 | 73 | — | — | — | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 260 | 453 | 921 | 1912 | 3426 | 3672 | 4187 | 3922 | 4259 | 5441 | 6777 | 6937 | 7845 | 6060 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 82 | 251 | 265 | 201 | 265 | 263 | 265 | 259 | 258 | 242 | 202 | 202 | 208 | 208 | 246 | 249 |
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