
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 3AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
647 | 638 | 612 | 447 | 434 | 357 | 295 | 286 | 209 | 182 | 270 | 469 | 310 | 229 | 223 | 217 | 193 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:02PM2.84m | 8:29AM2.83m | 8:57PM3.06m | 9:21AM3.00m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM0.43m | 2:43PM0.29m | 3:15AM0.22m | 3:33PM0.12m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
647 | 175 | 612 | 447 | 434 | 357 | 295 | 261 | 209 | 159 | 101 | 469 | 310 | 54 | 101 | 114 | 114 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SSE 5 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | WSW 18 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 12 |
51 | 638 | 117 | 75 | 45 | 28 | 214 | 286 | 20 | 13 | 270 | 7 | 2 | 229 | 223 | 217 | 193 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 25 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WSW 15 |
13 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 19 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 195 | 182 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 56 | 115 | 158 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | NNE 3 | N 5 | — | — | — | — |
180 | — | 7 | 13 | 21 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 30 | — | — | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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