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Mangahume surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
19.2° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mangahume today?

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 5PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (12 Jan)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
1.6
WNW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)11111091012121111111110101010101099910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)254121961470101447313881087954802757749666392356300250201185153168183186154151
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
S
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
off		offcross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:39PM
2.31
6:23AM
2.26
6:47PM
2.26
7:33AM
2.29
7:55PM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
1.00
12:06AM
0.93
12:40PM
1.06
1:13AM
0.95
1:49PM
1.03
2:15AM
0.89
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:11-------6:13
Sunset---8:52-------8:52-------8:52----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
----------------24141-36
Temp. °C171817171513131416171716151515151314151515161616
Feels °C (?)131312131210101314131212121111121113161615161716
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