Mangahume surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 20 Feb 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
19.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Mangahume today?

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 1AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (21 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (21 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
4
3
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
1.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)889999131313131313131414141488814131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6571148194016471194907211723102274231023452510231013821247102887480912061136857183415201245
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
15
SW
5
S
10
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
15
W
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:04AM
3.14
1:20PM
3.23
1:43AM
3.07
2:00PM
3.10
2:25AM
2.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:13AM
0.08
7:37PM
0.06
7:52AM
0.20
8:17PM
0.21
8:37AM
0.38
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:58-------6:58--
Sunset-8:19-------8:17-------8:15------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191716161414151617161515161617171817161714141717
Feels °C (?)14119121312111113121110111112121211111513131716
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