Mangahume Surf Forecast

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Mangahume surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 18 Oct 2025 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 14.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Mangahume this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Mangahume in the next 12 days are 4.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 24) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Oct 23) at 7PM.

Wave Type	Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	-	-
Best Surf	-	-
Most Powerful	10AM (Fri 24th Oct)	15ft (4.5m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mangahume over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Tue morning).											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).
	Sat 18		Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	0	2	1	2	1	0	2	2	0	3	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW
Period(s) (?)	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	10	11	11	15	15	14	15	14	9	12	12	12	11
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	1361	1993	3478	3360	1900	2169	1721	649	1310	2273	2757	4836	5394	3879	2550	1647	2811	6445	4929	3824	1983
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	W	W	W
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		9:05PM 2.78	9:29AM 2.77		9:42PM 2.89	10:03AM 2.89		10:15PM 2.96	10:36AM 2.98		10:47PM 3.00	11:07AM 3.02		11:19PM 3.00	11:38AM 3.01		11:50PM 2.95	12:10PM 2.96		12:22AM 2.85	12:42PM 2.86
Low Tide / height (m)		3:20AM 0.41		3:35PM 0.44	3:55AM 0.30		4:10PM 0.35		4:27AM 0.23	4:43PM 0.30		4:58AM 0.20	5:14PM 0.29		5:28AM 0.22	5:46PM 0.32		5:59AM 0.29	6:18PM 0.40		6:31AM 0.39

	Sat 18		Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24
Sunrise	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:24
Sunset	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:49	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:52	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	10	-	-	-	-	1	6	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	15	15	13	11	16	17	16	17	16	13	14	14	16	18	17	17	14	14	12	14
Feels °C (?)	11	9	8	8	6	11	11	10	11	10	8	9	9	11	13	10	11	7	8	6	8

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki

Wind Update The wind is still cross-off at Mangahume (moderate winds from the N at HaweraAws 32 km from Mangahume). 1.7m 15s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.6m 7s swell, also from the WSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
2 hours 17 minutes ago Mangahume

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32 km away, 2 h 17 min ago

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14.6

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Information about the Mangahume Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Mangahume provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Mangahume can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Mangahume surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Mangahume) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Mangahume may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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