Mangahume Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.52° S 173.93° E

Mangahume 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mangahume sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.5° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 8AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (10 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
0
3
6
6
7
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
19
3
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
18
4
WSW
17
4.5
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
540
540
731
359
305
306
407
945
909
1117
5161
6092
6258
6716
8388
9843
11983
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
W
15
SSE
40
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
0
SW
25
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:43PM3.06m
9:07AM3.00m
9:27PM3.22m
9:48AM3.14m
Low Tide
3:00AM0.18m
3:16PM0.13m
3:42AM0.03m
3:57PM0.03m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
 mm
4
4
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
11
12
13
11
11
9
8
8
9
10
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
7
7
6
7
8
8
8
1
2
4
5
9
6
5
5
5
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