Mangahume Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.52° S 173.93° E

Mangahume 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mangahume sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.5° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mangahume at 6AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
0.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
700
634
624
615
528
520
512
711
286
270
345
469
384
315
216
132
142
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
NE
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:30AM2.73m
2:59PM2.55m
3:19AM2.53m
3:53PM2.40m
Low Tide
8:21PM0.55m
8:51AM0.58m
9:11PM0.76m
9:42AM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
9
11
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
4
4
5
5
6
8
8
7
6
7
7
7
9
10
10
9
9
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