Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 414 | 243 | 243 | 341 | 285 | 285 | 280 | 303 | 347 | 414 | 232 | 353 | 569 | 659 | 608 | 488 | 318 | 304 | 388 | 382 | 668 | 627 | 607 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 3:04AM2.28m | 3:40PM2.29m | 4:12AM2.15m | 4:56PM2.22m | 5:37AM2.12m | 6:17PM2.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM0.98m | 10:04PM1.08m | 10:33AM1.08m | 11:27PM1.10m | 11:56AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 414 | 243 | 243 | 341 | 285 | 285 | 280 | 303 | 347 | 414 | 232 | 353 | 318 | 659 | 608 | 488 | 318 | 213 | 134 | 382 | 668 | 627 | 607 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | S 8 | N 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 7 | W 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 20 | 57 | 37 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 76 | 175 | 91 | 1 | 4 | 314 | 261 | 276 | 261 | 304 | 388 | 104 | 8 | 38 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSE 9 | S 16 | N 16 | W 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | N 15 | N 14 | S 17 | S 17 | N 14 | S 4 | W 22 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 19 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 79 | 177 | 327 | 569 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 214 | 55 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 42 | 77 | 150 | 148 | 148 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 42 | 214 | 208 | 39 |
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