Mangahume surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mangahume today?

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 4AM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)16ft (5.0m)10s
Afternoon (21 Apr)16ft (5.0m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)16ft (5.0m)10s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.4
SSE
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101010999998876121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57655891519951414994504547524752430336403520294621742117223720191606931707319149104123121
Wind
(km/h)
65
SSE
60
SE
55
SE
55
SE
55
SE
50
SSE
55
SSE
60
SSE
55
SSE
50
SSE
55
SSE
50
SSE
50
SE
50
SSE
45
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:07AM
3.19
12:28PM
3.03
12:56AM
3.02
1:21PM
2.80
1:52AM
2.81
2:23PM
2.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:22AM
0.18
6:44PM
0.24
7:15AM
0.38
7:38PM
0.46
8:17AM
0.60
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----6:58-------6:58-------7:00---
Sunset------5:46-------5:45-------5:44-
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
312111133211--1---11----
Temp. °C111111111111111111111212121212121212111011131312
Feels °C (?)-1-100000-10011112234456888
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