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Mangahume surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
19.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mangahume today?

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 1PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)8ft (2.4m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)777788877777788777666777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)603587581607766806712581565449378421603760673369262278286239292328394233
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:48AM
2.83
11:03PM
2.79
11:24AM
2.96
11:39PM
2.88
11:59AM
3.05
12:15AM
2.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:34AM
0.48
4:58PM
0.49
5:12AM
0.36
5:35PM
0.36
5:47AM
0.26
6:11PM
0.27
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-6:16-------6:16-------6:18------
Sunset-----8:51-------8:51-------8:50--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141415171716151414141517181918151414161918161515
Feels °C (?)66789877788101111131099111414141212
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