
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 7PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
5856 | 5947 | 4203 | 3839 | 3499 | 3901 | 4181 | 3486 | 2861 | 1644 | 1165 | 1241 | 1262 | 843 | 829 | 825 | 674 | 389 | 668 | 508 | 491 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:28PM2.46m | 6:09AM2.43m | 6:50PM2.61m | 7:24AM2.60m | 7:53PM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM0.84m | 11:59PM0.83m | 12:32PM0.73m | 1:14AM0.63m | 1:38PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
5856 | 5947 | 4203 | 3839 | 3499 | 3901 | 4181 | 3486 | 2861 | 1644 | 1130 | 874 | 712 | 702 | 829 | 825 | 674 | 389 | 668 | 508 | 491 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 235 | — | 439 | 327 | 243 | 270 | 197 | 188 | 161 | 135 | 135 | 132 | 152 | 132 | 129 | 107 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 19 | W 20 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 12 | W 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | 222 | 159 | 128 | 50 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 212 | 6 | 12 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
28 | 287 | 278 | 427 | 882 | 600 | 444 | — | 133 | 1193 | 1165 | 1241 | 1262 | 843 | 334 | 121 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 82 | 82 | 243 | 82 | 55 | 82 | 77 | 36 | 19 | 39 | 147 | 113 | 113 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 39 | 2 | 0 |
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