Mangahume Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.52° S 173.93° E

Mangahume 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 3PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (04 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (04 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
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
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
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
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
2
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1802
1199
1306
1465
926
753
1495
1045
862
722
555
444
437
335
309
243
142
110
178
172
108
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
35
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
0
NE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:25PM2.81m
1:43AM2.88m
2:11PM2.71m
2:31AM2.74m
3:05PM2.59m
Low Tide
7:19AM0.32m
7:34PM0.45m
8:03AM0.43m
8:22PM0.59m
8:55AM0.56m
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
10
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
8
9
10
10
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
6
-2
-3
-3
-1
0
0
0
1
3
4
5
4
5
7
7
6
7
8
8
7
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