Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 8AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 657 | 384 | 322 | 329 | 223 | 500 | 310 | 432 | 810 | 1150 | 1014 | 746 | 1129 | 1507 | 2392 | 3315 | 5343 | 6395 | 6402 | 4339 | 2716 | 6994 | 3997 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:33AM3.04m | 10:48PM3.19m | 11:06AM3.09m | 11:21PM3.21m | 11:41AM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.14m | 4:39PM0.13m | 5:01AM0.06m | 5:14PM0.10m | 5:35AM0.05m | 5:49PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 11 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 657 | 384 | 216 | 147 | 223 | 59 | 48 | 286 | 377 | 360 | 443 | 569 | 597 | 610 | 487 | 501 | — | — | — | 1772 | 2358 | 16 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | NNW 8 | W 8 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | N 8 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 215 | 175 | 212 | 187 | 112 | 52 | 74 | 93 | 17 | 10 | 83 | 170 | 341 | 493 | 1 | 371 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 12 | WSW 19 | NNW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 46 | 88 | 86 | 143 | 98 | 214 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | 276 | 322 | 329 | 204 | 500 | 310 | 432 | 810 | 1150 | 1014 | 746 | 1129 | 1507 | 2392 | 3315 | 5343 | 6395 | 6402 | 4339 | 2716 | 6994 | 3997 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 186 | 151 | 42 | 42 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 65 | 151 | 208 | 188 | 215 | 249 | 246 | 246 | 259 | 208 | 208 | 188 | 208 | 208 | 265 |
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