Mangahume Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.52° S 173.93° E

Mangahume 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mangahume sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.2° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 6PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
13
0.7
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
121
222
172
106
98
96
96
71
50
90
184
491
517
497
429
379
334
306
329
364
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
SW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:05PM2.59m
3:31AM2.59m
4:14PM2.50m
4:46AM2.50m
5:34PM2.50m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.56m
9:21PM0.73m
10:00AM0.69m
10:36PM0.82m
11:18AM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
10
10
10
8
9
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