
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 10AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1447 | 1409 | 1409 | 1546 | 1772 | 1546 | 1546 | 1389 | 1670 | 4310 | 6162 | 6516 | 6631 | 6284 | 8652 | 7754 | 6702 | 6236 | 5461 | 4982 | 4686 | 3987 | 3594 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:36AM2.26m | 3:16PM2.22m | 3:50AM2.11m | 4:43PM2.15m | 5:25AM2.10m | 6:11PM2.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM1.03m | 9:40PM1.15m | 10:18AM1.14m | 11:14PM1.18m | 11:48AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSE 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
778 | 1409 | 1409 | 1546 | 1772 | 1546 | 1546 | 1389 | 1191 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 8652 | 7754 | 6702 | 20 | 5461 | 4982 | 1758 | 1161 | 996 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
1447 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 47 | 35 | 53 | 18 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
— | 749 | 1162 | 913 | 762 | 678 | 642 | 926 | 1670 | 4310 | 6162 | 6516 | 6631 | 6284 | — | — | — | 6236 | 4802 | — | 4686 | 3987 | 3594 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 59 | 208 | 208 | 202 | 186 | 208 | 208 | 257 | 292 | 174 | 188 | 321 | 190 | 55 | 0 | 53 | 82 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 249 |
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