Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 7AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1725 | 1674 | 1467 | 1316 | 1175 | 1085 | 960 | 827 | 805 | 587 | 727 | 1375 | 1886 | 2159 | 2337 | 2238 | 1426 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:09PM2.81m | 9:25AM2.79m | 9:43PM2.98m | 10:00AM2.93m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM0.45m | 3:32PM0.35m | 3:54AM0.28m | 4:06PM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1725 | 1674 | 1467 | 1316 | 1175 | 1085 | 960 | 827 | 805 | 587 | 727 | 321 | 316 | 257 | 253 | 225 | 219 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | S 12 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 25 | — | 6 | 6 | 57 | 102 | 112 | 102 | 102 | 127 | 147 | 43 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 4 | SSE 4 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | S 12 | — | W 24 | S 12 | W 23 | W 23 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 162 | 128 | 12 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 340 | 319 | 305 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 1375 | 1886 | 2159 | 2337 | 2238 | 1426 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 82 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 82 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 201 |
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