Mangahume Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.52° S 173.93° E

Mangahume 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mangahume sea temperature is
13.8°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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 1AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
1
1
2
3
4
3
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1.6
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2529
2285
2118
1848
1676
921
934
774
672
530
437
373
304
299
295
295
290
320
723
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:53PM3.09m
12:13PM2.99m
00:28AM2.90m
12:49PM2.81m
Low Tide
6:05AM0.20m
6:22PM0.35m
6:39AM0.39m
6:58PM0.56m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
11
11
12
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
8
6
6
7
6
7
7
7
9
8
7
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