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Mangahume surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mangahume today?
The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 9AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mangahume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 518 | 467 | 393 | 386 | 329 | 329 | 256 | 251 | 211 | 151 | 126 | 119 | 91 | 211 | 133 | 118 | 121 | 151 | 149 | 1521 | 865 | 823 | 1804 | 2588 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | 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 | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:24AM 2.34 | 6:45PM 2.41 | 7:24AM 2.39 | 7:41PM 2.43 | 8:17AM 2.48 | 8:32PM 2.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:37PM 0.91 | 1:10AM 0.78 | 1:36PM 0.89 | 2:02AM 0.74 | 2:27PM 0.82 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 13 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
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