Mangahume surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mangahume today?

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 7PM is: 4.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)18ft (5.5m)10s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.3
W
1.8
WSW
4
S
5.5
SSE
5.5
SSE
5.5
SSE
5.5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)1413139101111111110101010109998999887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)281618661041215354317121616262795880545052435039444334372495192215181333173315491395887600340
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
60
SSE
65
SSE
60
SSE
55
SE
55
SE
55
SE
55
SSE
60
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
40
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:41AM
3.22
12:07AM
3.19
12:28PM
3.03
12:56AM
3.02
1:21PM
2.80
1:52AM
2.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:56PM
0.04
6:22AM
0.18
6:44PM
0.24
7:15AM
0.38
7:38PM
0.46
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------
Sunset--5:47-------5:46-------5:45-----
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-3332111111211-112----1-
Temp. °C1414131312111010111111111112121111111212121199
Feels °C (?)109720-1-2-10-1-1-1-111021223345
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