Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 5AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 876 | 756 | 745 | 756 | 756 | 733 | 530 | 425 | 419 | 347 | 312 | 257 | 253 | 161 | 198 | 215 | 437 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:21AM2.29m | 4:02PM2.24m | 4:33AM2.16m | 5:26PM2.18m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13PM0.98m | 9:44AM0.99m | 10:24PM1.13m | 11:02AM1.09m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 876 | 756 | 745 | 756 | 756 | 733 | 530 | 425 | 419 | 347 | 312 | 257 | 85 | 161 | 198 | 215 | 261 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 12 | S 9 | S 11 | WSW 14 | S 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 253 | 2 | 28 | 38 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | W 20 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 31 | 29 | 37 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 84 | 146 | 160 | 160 | 162 | 29 | 138 | 86 | 209 | 437 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 208 | 82 | 250 | 82 |
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