Mana Island Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Wellington, New Zealand)

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Mana Island Surf Guide

Mana Island in Wellington is an exposed reef break that does not work very often with no particular seasonal pattern. Works best in offshore winds from the southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west northwest.. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Beware of urchins, rips, rocks, private and sharks.

Mana Island Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	inconsistent	15.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Mana Island:

The best conditions reported for surf at Mana Island occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Mana Island (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Mana Island with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 9% of the time in August while 37% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 54% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

37%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

54%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Mana Island Location Map

Interactive Mana Island surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Mana Island is Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ) in New Zealand, 27 km (17 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Mana Island is Wellington International Airport (WLG), also in New Zealand, 27 km (17 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Mana Island Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 22:58 Local Time

m, °C	Thu	Friday 08
ft, °F	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Wave (m)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Period (s)	7	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Mana Island

Current tide and informaton

For Porirua Harbour (Plimmerton), New Zealand, 7 km from Mana Island.

Next High Water: 01:06am | 1.18m

Next Low Water: 07:31am | 0.48m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Mana Island Sea Temperature

The water temperature at Mana Island is rather cool (15.3 °C) and the air temperature will feel similar. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.