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Mangahume surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Mangahume today?
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 7PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | |
506 | 422 | 394 | 389 | 378 | 384 | 389 | 362 | 336 | 273 | 219 | 219 | 192 | 189 | 147 | 142 | 99 | 83 | 56 | 56 | 148 | 366 | 582 | 613 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:30AM3.14m | 11:57PM3.21m | 12:21PM2.99m | 00:49AM3.07m | 1:16PM2.81m | 1:45AM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44PM0.08m | 6:15AM0.19m | 6:36PM0.23m | 7:10AM0.33m | 7:31PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 |
 kJ | 506 | 422 | 394 | 389 | 378 | 384 | 389 | 362 | 336 | 273 | 219 | 219 | 192 | 189 | 147 | 142 | 99 | 83 | 56 | 56 | 148 | 366 | 582 | 613 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | S 11 | S 8 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | SW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 14 | WNW 14 | SW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 16 | 38 | 35 | 56 | 68 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | S 11 | S 11 | — | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 59 | 29 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 53 | 131 | 160 | 187 | 230 | 214 | 180 | 142 | 110 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 193 | 193 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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