Mangahume Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.52° S 173.93° E

Mangahume 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mangahume sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.0° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 3AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.9
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
647
638
612
447
434
357
295
286
209
182
270
469
310
229
223
217
193
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
WNW
0
SE
5
SE
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:02PM2.84m
8:29AM2.83m
8:57PM3.06m
9:21AM3.00m
Low Tide
2:21AM0.43m
2:43PM0.29m
3:15AM0.22m
3:33PM0.12m
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
10
10
7
6
9
8
7
9
9
9
8
10
12
13
12
11
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