Mangahume Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.52° S 173.93° E

Mangahume 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mangahume sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.3° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 8AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1409
1208
1208
1191
961
936
1775
1955
1754
1371
1321
1433
1415
2200
1689
1496
1319
1175
969
955
814
662
653
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:18AM3.26m
12:40PM3.01m
1:02AM3.13m
1:25PM2.87m
1:45AM2.94m
2:10PM2.71m
Low Tide
6:36AM0.10m
6:50PM0.18m
7:20AM0.23m
7:35PM0.35m
8:05AM0.40m
8:21PM0.55m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
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5:21
5:22
5:22
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Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
11
10
10
11
13
12
11
9
Feels °C
6
6
6
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
11
9
8
8
7
6
7
7
9
7
5
4
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