Mangahume Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.52° S 173.93° E

Mangahume 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mangahume sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.5° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 10PM is: 4.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)--
Afternoon (11 Sep)11ft (3.5m)18s
Evening (11 Sep)15ft (4.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
4
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
4.5
WSW
17
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7981
4868
11766
4138
4483
4159
4588
3263
3102
2682
8116
2716
8986
9174
8336
2110
1904
1692
1671
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
15
S
10
SW
20
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:06PM3.31m
10:27AM3.20m
10:43PM3.31m
11:03AM3.20m
Low Tide
3:57PM0.03m
4:21AM-0.05m
4:35PM-0.00m
4:57AM-0.04m
5:12PM0.05m
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clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
6
5
5
4
3
4
8
9
7
5
4
3
5
6
9
10
10
9
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