Mangahume surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mangahume today?

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 8PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (27 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (27 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
2.3
WSW
1.9
WSW
3
SSE
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)13131313131312121313131413131313131212128888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7346905965875786015914734896306596906696496405555384103362516004251267989
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
0
S
5
W
10
WNW
15
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
45
SE
40
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:09AM
2.45
7:49PM
2.43
8:28AM
2.63
8:59PM
2.62
9:27AM
2.85
9:51PM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:39PM
0.83
2:10AM
0.71
2:50PM
0.63
3:12AM
0.51
3:44PM
0.40
4:01AM
0.31
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise--------7:03-------7:05-------
Sunset---8:08-------8:07-------8:06----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C171716151413131315171717161616161717181716121111
Feels °C (?)17141311989911141415151616151513131312324
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