Mangahume surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 17 May 2026 NZST
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Mangahume surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mangahume sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mangahume today?

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 10AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (17 May)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
17
1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
443
697
657
493
575
768
749
530
431
425
413
303
277
215
212
245
232
481
463
422
394
389
378
384
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
N
5
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:53AM3.24m
10:20PM3.29m
10:41AM3.23m
11:07PM3.28m
11:30AM3.14m
11:57PM3.21m
Low Tide
3:46AM0.06m
4:09PM-0.05m
4:34AM0.03m
4:56PM-0.02m
5:24AM0.08m
5:44PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
10
10
10
12
13
12
11
10
9
8
9
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
13
12
11
11
11
5
6
6
8
9
7
7
7
6
4
6
8
8
9
9
10
9
10
10
12
11
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
17
1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
Energy kJ
443
697
657
493
575
768
749
530
431
425
413
303
277
215
212
245
172
481
463
422
394
389
378
384
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
WSW
19
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
16
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
Energy kJ
264
193
196
193
140
2
2
1
9
8
7
73
65
123
172
232
4
3
3
3
3
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
W
21
0.1
S
8
0.2
WSW
20
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
W
21
Energy kJ
1
9
1
37
1
1
1
7
3
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
81
62
45
27
27
32
24
18
18
16
12
9
3
3
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
39
19
19
16
42
36
36
4
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
42
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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