Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 11AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1074 | 713 | 451 | 615 | 587 | 1609 | 1778 | 1997 | 2107 | 2397 | 2598 | 2694 | 2769 | 2180 | 1937 | 1855 | 1252 | 827 | 560 | 334 | 483 | 421 | 414 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:18PM2.81m | 1:33AM2.65m | 1:56PM2.63m | 2:14AM2.46m | 2:42PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.44m | 7:28PM0.59m | 7:43AM0.63m | 8:08PM0.78m | 8:25AM0.82m | 8:58PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 32 | 549 | 370 | 322 | 587 | 1609 | 1778 | 1997 | 2107 | 2397 | 2598 | 2694 | 2440 | 1817 | 1310 | 876 | 774 | 680 | 218 | 218 | 483 | 421 | 414 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | 512 | 126 | 180 | 88 | 387 | 208 | 161 | 161 | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 294 | 243 | — | 59 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | 109 | 451 | 615 | 520 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 7 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | 1074 | 713 | 210 | 516 | 341 | 284 | — | — | 10 | 572 | 2100 | 2443 | 2769 | 2180 | 1937 | 1855 | 1252 | 827 | 560 | 334 | 156 | 64 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 186 | 179 | 215 | 94 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 151 | 153 | 179 | 296 | 164 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 0 |
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