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Mangahume surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 10 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
19.0° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mangahume today?

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 2PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (10 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.1
W
1.6
W
1.9
W
2.2
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)7121212121515141414141491011121211111111101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)330939811754730131012759438861002109516034596971086301733713267276722531344114415531587
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
45
NW
40
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
2.57
3:49PM
2.61
4:19AM
2.42
4:40PM
2.43
5:17AM
2.31
5:39PM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:39AM
0.69
10:11PM
0.71
10:30AM
0.87
11:05PM
0.84
11:31AM
1.00
12:06AM
0.93
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
Sunrise-6:07-------6:09-------6:09------
Sunset-----8:53-------8:53-------8:52--
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C171619202020191919192122222020201816171817171514
Feels °C (?)151417181718171616151717181615141312121312131211
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