Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 1AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1042 | 1170 | 830 | 763 | 1027 | 881 | 711 | 617 | 759 | 1743 | 1467 | 1428 | 1389 | 1244 | 1159 | 1143 | 850 | 721 | 779 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:45AM2.72m | 2:10PM2.58m | 2:28AM2.49m | 2:59PM2.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM0.55m | 8:00AM0.59m | 8:21PM0.77m | 8:45AM0.81m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
1042 | 1170 | 830 | 763 | 1027 | 844 | 711 | 617 | 425 | 1743 | 1467 | 1428 | 1389 | 1244 | 1159 | 1143 | 850 | 721 | 779 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | WSW 14 | SSE 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
6 | 26 | 286 | 163 | 108 | 267 | 437 | 532 | 759 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 10 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 |
— | — | 75 | 290 | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | 16 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 |
— | — | — | 3 | 533 | 881 | 679 | 344 | 171 | 103 | 53 | — | — | — | 21 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 0 | 19 | 39 | 39 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 42 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 43 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 9 |
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