
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 5AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
641 | 544 | 509 | 449 | 449 | 455 | 455 | 437 | 362 | 357 | 316 | 243 | 232 | 180 | 154 | 154 | 178 | 427 | 915 | 1358 | 1412 | 1475 | 1475 | 996 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:39PM3.17m | 11:00AM3.15m | 11:14PM3.16m | 11:35AM3.15m | 11:48PM3.10m | 12:08PM3.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53AM0.04m | 5:09PM0.12m | 5:27AM0.06m | 5:44PM0.17m | 5:59AM0.14m | 6:18PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
641 | 544 | 470 | 413 | 449 | 455 | 455 | 311 | 227 | 207 | 197 | 138 | 114 | 76 | 81 | 86 | 130 | 151 | 915 | 1358 | 1412 | 1475 | 1475 | 996 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 17 |
37 | 48 | 509 | 449 | — | — | — | 437 | 362 | 357 | 316 | 243 | 232 | 180 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 427 | 166 | 147 | — | — | — | 475 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WNW 9 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
37 | 32 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 37 | 73 | 127 | 124 | 123 | 178 | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | NNW 4 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
134 | 234 | — | — | 421 | 418 | 388 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | — | 11 | 246 | 224 | 208 | 203 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 55 | 82 | 243 | 243 | 186 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 348 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 75 | 82 | 254 | 82 | 75 |
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