Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 3AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4819 | 4485 | 3963 | 3963 | 3283 | 3130 | 2906 | 2542 | 3009 | 1370 | 1042 | 921 | 850 | 721 | 617 | 607 | 590 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:57PM2.63m | 8:17AM2.64m | 8:34PM2.84m | 8:54AM2.84m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM0.59m | 2:23PM0.51m | 2:47AM0.36m | 3:00PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 4819 | 4485 | 3963 | 3963 | 3283 | 3130 | 2906 | 2542 | 1024 | 1370 | 1042 | 921 | 850 | 721 | 617 | 607 | 590 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 110 | 68 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 127 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3009 | 590 | 575 | 495 | 379 | 263 | 176 | 125 | 150 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 215 | 179 | 65 | 65 | 59 | 53 | 65 | 82 | 214 | 187 | 82 |
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