
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 8AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
540 | 540 | 731 | 359 | 305 | 306 | 407 | 945 | 909 | 1117 | 5161 | 6092 | 6258 | 6716 | 8388 | 9843 | 11983 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:43PM3.06m | 9:07AM3.00m | 9:27PM3.22m | 9:48AM3.14m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.18m | 3:16PM0.13m | 3:42AM0.03m | 3:57PM0.03m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — |
540 | 540 | 211 | 359 | 305 | 173 | 388 | 945 | 829 | 731 | 5161 | 6092 | 6258 | 6716 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — |
146 | 184 | 21 | 273 | 264 | 306 | 407 | 441 | 909 | 1117 | 929 | — | 66 | 24 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | W 26 | — | WSW 24 | SW 13 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
22 | — | 13 | — | 54 | 172 | 263 | 307 | 723 | 865 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 8 | WSW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
2 | 51 | 731 | 144 | 176 | 170 | 165 | 520 | 266 | 557 | 482 | 225 | — | 5728 | 8388 | 9843 | 11983 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 193 | 174 | 147 | 43 | 39 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 188 |
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