Mangahume Surf Forecast

/ Taranaki (31 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Mangahume surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 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 13.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mangahume today?

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 2PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (17 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Evening (17 Sep)	8ft (2.4m)	9s

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

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	Wednesday 17					Thursday 18								Friday 19								Saturday 20
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	4	1	2	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	15	14	8	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	1687	2010	1014	843	963	1338	1947	4411	3611	3780	3170	2814	2193	2467	4176	3929	3478	2875	2718	2499	2221	1961	1649	1468
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ENE	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	6:06AM 2.33				6:46PM 2.51				7:20AM 2.48				7:47PM 2.69				8:13AM 2.65				8:33PM 2.86
Low Tide / height (m)			12:27PM 0.83				1:10AM 0.75				1:32PM 0.67				2:05AM 0.56				2:21PM 0.49				2:48AM 0.38

	Wednesday 17					Thursday 18								Friday 19								Saturday 20
Sunrise	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	6	2	-	-	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	9	9	8	10	9	8	8	6	6
Feels °C (?)	10	9	8	7	7	6	7	7	10	9	7	6	7	5	5	5	4	2	3	3	4	4	2	3

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki

Wind Update Still cross-shore at Mangahume (fresh winds from the NW at Tumahu wx 28 km from Mangahume). 2.0m 13s groundswell from the W with a 1.5m 15s groundswell from the WSW and a 0.6m 15s groundswell, also from the WSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 12 minutes ago Mangahume

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28 km away, 1 h 12 min ago

31 km/h

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13.6

Air / Water (°C)

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