Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 2AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8654 | 2716 | 8986 | 9174 | 3061 | 2020 | 1904 | 1857 | 4451 | 4136 | 3717 | 3102 | 3348 | 2930 | 2625 | 2285 | 2285 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:43PM3.31m | 11:03AM3.20m | 11:18PM3.23m | 11:38AM3.12m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57AM-0.04m | 5:12PM0.05m | 5:31AM0.05m | 5:47PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 24 | 2716 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 1928 | 1547 | 1098 | 4451 | 4136 | 3717 | 3102 | 2427 | 2930 | 2625 | 2285 | 2285 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 20 | — | 1308 | 1904 | 1857 | 1358 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 834 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 8654 | 1920 | 8986 | 9174 | 3061 | 2020 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 3348 | — | — | 1913 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 77 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 82 | 65 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 44 | 56 | 77 | 82 |
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