Mangahume Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.52° S 173.93° E

Mangahume 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mangahume sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Mangahume today (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 4PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
11
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1490
2345
2600
2650
2891
2311
2353
4938
4824
5519
4783
5387
5310
5459
5385
5655
5530
5658
4662
5197
4467
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:41PM2.60m
3:12AM2.50m
3:56PM2.46m
4:37AM2.38m
5:28PM2.46m
Low Tide
8:29AM0.61m
9:02PM0.77m
9:40AM0.78m
10:27PM0.88m
11:09AM0.84m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
6
8
8
6
6
6
7
8
7
8
7
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
8
9
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