Mangahume Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.52° S 173.93° E

Mangahume 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mangahume sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.7° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 4PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (28 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (28 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WSW
11
2.1
NW
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
8
3
W
8
3
W
8
3
W
8
2.5
W
8
3
WNW
8
3
W
8
3.5
W
9
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
627
661
750
1183
889
935
940
1033
946
1117
1276
1747
1604
2028
2028
2272
1805
2749
4268
6323
6202
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
W
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
40
WNW
45
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:55AM3.27m
00:14AM3.20m
12:39PM3.20m
1:00AM3.05m
1:27PM3.06m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.06m
6:29AM0.05m
6:55PM0.17m
7:15AM0.20m
7:46PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
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clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
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6:20
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6:18
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6:16
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7:55
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7:57
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7:58
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 mm
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1
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1
1
1
2
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1
2
1
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1
2
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Temp °C
14
15
14
13
12
13
13
14
14
15
12
13
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
8
8
8
6
6
5
3
4
3
6
5
5
4
3
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