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Mangamaunu surf break

Mangamaunu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Mangamaunu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mangamaunu sea temperature is
17.4° C
 (Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mangamaunu today?

The current surf forecast for Mangamaunu at 6AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.8
NNE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
S
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)751615151413135555988777714141399
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)927201721181717282822121086642402610920201822
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
25
S
10
S
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		offglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:01PM
1.47
10:26AM
1.55
10:55PM
1.44
11:18AM
1.47
11:48PM
1.41
12:09PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:12AM
0.12
4:47PM
0.13
5:06AM
0.19
5:37PM
0.18
5:59AM
0.25
6:24PM
0.23
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise---5:58-------5:58-------6:01----
Sunset-------9:04-------9:02-------9:02
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222020222527261716171820242728262322212126282827
Feels °C (?)231919212526221615161720242526252119171724262624
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