Mangahume Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.52° S 173.93° E

Mangahume 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mangahume sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 5AM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (19 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1775
1955
1754
1524
1321
1433
1415
1379
1689
1496
1319
1114
969
850
814
662
653
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:02AM3.13m
1:25PM2.87m
1:45AM2.94m
2:10PM2.71m
Low Tide
6:50PM0.18m
7:20AM0.23m
7:35PM0.35m
8:05AM0.40m
8:21PM0.55m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
10
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
8
7
5
4
5
7
7
4
4
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