Mangahume Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.52° S 173.93° E

Mangahume 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mangahume sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 9PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)--
Afternoon (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.9
WNW
12
1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
351
286
209
182
270
381
310
229
223
215
193
222
246
232
331
338
669
603
594
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
ESE
15
E
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
WNW
0
N
5
ENE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:57PM3.06m
9:21AM3.00m
9:46PM3.24m
10:08AM3.13m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.22m
3:33PM0.12m
4:02AM0.05m
4:18PM0.00m
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7:16
7:15
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5:42
5:43
5:43
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Temp °C
12
11
10
11
11
11
12
14
13
12
11
11
12
11
13
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
7
6
7
9
9
9
10
12
12
10
10
9
10
8
10
14
12
13
12
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