Mangahume Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.52° S 173.93° E

Mangahume 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mangahume sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.2° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 12AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)7ft (2.2m)17s
Afternoon (15 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, near gales from the SE by Sun morning).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
3 PM
6 PM
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
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
18
1.6
WSW
18
2
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
4
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
443
616
1302
1471
2277
2599
2510
3253
2325
2355
2136
2682
2479
2981
3748
3669
3038
2511
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
50
SSE
50
SSE
55
SE
55
SE
50
SE
50
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:11PM3.36m
11:31AM3.17m
11:50PM3.29m
12:11PM3.09m
Low Tide
5:26AM-0.04m
5:40PM0.02m
6:05AM0.03m
6:19PM0.14m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
12
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
12
11
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
10
9
10
9
9
10
10
11
10
9
7
4
2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
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