
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 10AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 6 | NW 7 | W 8 | NW 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
553 | 515 | 794 | 957 | 1081 | 1081 | 1040 | 1001 | 936 | 911 | 785 | 638 | 538 | 384 | 368 | 278 | 625 | 572 | 1921 | 2802 | 3181 | 3610 | 3312 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:56AM3.04m | 10:10PM3.16m | 10:35AM3.18m | 10:50PM3.25m | 11:14AM3.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.14m | 4:04PM0.19m | 4:25AM0.00m | 4:44PM0.07m | 5:05AM-0.06m | 5:25PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 12 | — | N 8 |
553 | 515 | 794 | 957 | 1081 | 1081 | 1040 | 1001 | 936 | 911 | 785 | 638 | 538 | 384 | 368 | 273 | 219 | 572 | 342 | 2802 | 3181 | — | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 9 | — | — | — | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | W 20 | WSW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | — | WSW 15 |
276 | 273 | 2 | — | — | — | 158 | 108 | 75 | — | 8 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 53 | 60 | 54 | 209 | — | 714 | 376 | — | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | 133 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 |
155 | 145 | 136 | 123 | 127 | 132 | 239 | 13 | 15 | 94 | 92 | 27 | 87 | 99 | 64 | 278 | 625 | 527 | 1921 | — | — | 3610 | 3312 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 242 | 241 | 208 | 208 | 246 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 248 | 244 | 250 | 82 | 265 | 250 | 251 | 193 | 179 | 174 | 174 | 148 |
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