Mahanga Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.02° S 177.89° E

Mahanga Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mahanga Point sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.1° 

Mahanga Point 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 Point today (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Mahanga Point at 12AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
NE
6
0.6
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
1.2
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
748
579
425
349
278
194
164
117
110
78
44
30
28
16
8
7
34
95
45
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:55PM1.68m
12:22PM1.77m
00:51AM1.63m
1:21PM1.71m
Low Tide
5:48PM0.10m
6:06AM0.11m
6:45PM0.09m
7:03AM0.11m
7:42PM0.10m
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Temp °C
20
17
13
12
13
13
16
20
22
17
14
14
14
14
18
19
20
22
19
Feels °C
14
11
8
9
10
9
12
16
17
10
9
11
12
11
15
15
16
19
16
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