
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 1AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2529 | 2285 | 2118 | 1848 | 1676 | 921 | 934 | 774 | 672 | 530 | 437 | 373 | 304 | 299 | 295 | 295 | 290 | 320 | 723 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:53PM3.09m | 12:13PM2.99m | 00:28AM2.90m | 12:49PM2.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05AM0.20m | 6:22PM0.35m | 6:39AM0.39m | 6:58PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
2529 | 2285 | 2118 | 1848 | 1676 | 921 | 934 | 774 | 672 | 530 | 437 | 373 | 304 | 299 | 77 | 295 | 290 | 320 | 723 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 6 | S 9 | S 10 | WSW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 18 | W 18 |
8 | 8 | 108 | 7 | 8 | 139 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 295 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | W 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | — | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | NW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 137 | 200 | 263 | 325 | 256 | 198 | 139 | 12 | 99 | 86 | 83 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 82 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 51 | 59 | 241 | 241 | 208 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 249 | 244 | 243 | 55 |
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