Mangahume Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.52° S 173.93° E

Mangahume 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mangahume sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.3° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 10AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (31 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s
Evening (31 Aug)18ft (5.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5148
5062
4981
4960
5472
7471
8270
7872
7098
6506
5849
4823
2637
5302
4790
3978
3387
3186
2993
902
902
902
768
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:41AM3.10m
11:56PM3.17m
12:17PM3.04m
00:34AM3.07m
12:58PM2.93m
Low Tide
5:35AM0.05m
5:49PM0.14m
6:11AM0.11m
6:27PM0.23m
6:50AM0.23m
7:09PM0.38m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
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