Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 3AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 915 | 929 | 863 | 779 | 690 | 634 | 553 | 479 | 318 | 999 | 1463 | 1463 | 1541 | 2166 | 3429 | 4680 | 11141 |
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-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:10PM2.90m | 10:25AM2.83m | 10:44PM3.00m | 10:59AM2.89m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21AM0.41m | 4:32PM0.32m | 4:56AM0.31m | 5:07PM0.25m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | N 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | N 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — |
| kJ | 915 | 929 | 863 | 779 | 690 | 634 | 553 | 479 | 318 | 272 | 545 | 453 | 145 | 302 | 298 | 1136 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 62 | 62 | — | 86 | 62 | 440 | 257 | 326 | 414 | 82 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 20 | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 145 | 216 | — | — | 243 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 14 |
| kJ | 16 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 52 | 74 | 86 | 173 | 537 | 999 | 1463 | 1463 | 1541 | 2166 | 3429 | 4680 | 11141 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 243 | 201 | 186 | 82 | 82 | 249 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 201 |
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