
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NW 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 10PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | WNW 9 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
460 | 455 | 437 | 362 | 357 | 316 | 243 | 232 | 180 | 154 | 154 | 178 | 422 | 1042 | 1358 | 1412 | 1475 | 1475 | 982 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:14PM3.16m | 11:35AM3.15m | 11:48PM3.10m | 12:08PM3.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM0.06m | 5:44PM0.17m | 5:59AM0.14m | 6:18PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
455 | 455 | 304 | 309 | 237 | 183 | 142 | 114 | 76 | 74 | 88 | 143 | 128 | 1042 | 1358 | 1412 | 1475 | 1475 | 982 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 17 |
— | — | 437 | 362 | 357 | 316 | 243 | 232 | 180 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 422 | 189 | 135 | — | — | — | 469 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 38 | 37 | 73 | 127 | 124 | 123 | 178 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 9 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
460 | 430 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 215 | 201 | 169 | 145 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 186 | 82 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 148 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 82 |
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