
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mangahume today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 8PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1606 | 1302 | 1145 | 1108 | 969 | 857 | 754 | 660 | 553 | 447 | 401 | 373 | 313 | 334 | 313 | 313 | 308 | 308 | 316 | 886 | 915 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:27AM2.47m | 8:54PM2.63m | 9:10AM2.61m | 9:34PM2.77m | 9:49AM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38PM0.69m | 3:05AM0.69m | 3:20PM0.55m | 3:44AM0.54m | 3:57PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
1606 | 1302 | 1145 | 1108 | 969 | 857 | 754 | 660 | 553 | 447 | 401 | 373 | 313 | 334 | 313 | 313 | 308 | 308 | 316 | 886 | 915 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 88 | 220 | 264 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 153 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 55 | 55 |
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