Mangahume Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.52° S 173.93° E

Mangahume 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mangahume sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.2° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 9AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (30 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
736
1114
1401
1077
1356
1635
2440
3291
4320
4033
4793
4981
4960
6873
7235
6733
6090
6278
3839
3765
2570
2172
1504
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:06AM3.09m
11:21PM3.21m
11:41AM3.10m
11:56PM3.17m
12:17PM3.04m
Low Tide
5:01AM0.06m
5:14PM0.10m
5:35AM0.05m
5:49PM0.14m
6:11AM0.11m
6:27PM0.23m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
6
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
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