Mahanga Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.04° S 177.89° E

Mahanga Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mahanga Beach sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.3° 

Mahanga Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mahanga Beach today (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Mahanga Beach at 4AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Mahanga Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
990
824
700
590
469
379
299
294
309
334
269
205
144
93
89
43
38
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
ESE
5
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:33PM1.68m
11:59AM1.65m
00:24AM1.62m
12:54PM1.62m
Low Tide
5:51AM0.28m
6:15PM0.36m
6:39AM0.36m
7:08PM0.42m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
12
14
13
11
Feels °C
6
5
5
6
6
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
8
10
9
7
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