
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 10AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
387 | 419 | 425 | 558 | 551 | 544 | 523 | 584 | 561 | 476 | 545 | 774 | 802 | 531 | 722 | 585 | 638 | 785 | 785 | 763 | 802 | 779 | 768 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:59AM2.87m | 2:28PM2.81m | 2:55AM2.64m | 3:30PM2.61m | 4:06AM2.43m | 4:51PM2.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.42m | 8:47PM0.58m | 9:15AM0.65m | 9:58PM0.78m | 10:32AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
387 | 419 | 425 | 558 | 551 | 544 | 523 | 584 | 561 | 476 | 273 | 195 | 802 | 531 | 722 | 585 | 638 | 785 | 785 | 763 | 802 | 779 | 768 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | SSE 4 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 545 | 774 | 140 | 180 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | — | — | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | S 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | W 8 |
5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 142 | 140 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — |
369 | 293 | 285 | 293 | 285 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 307 | 325 | — | — | 48 | 397 | 425 | 356 | 297 | 170 | 105 | 69 | 41 | 17 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 82 | 82 | 250 | 208 | 241 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 65 | 65 | 75 | 42 | 39 | 43 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 2 | 0 |
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