Mangamaunu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.31° S 173.75° E

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mangamaunu sea temperature is

10.7° C

Mangamaunu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mangamaunu today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mangamaunu at 2PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 14	E 13	E 13	ESE 14	SE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	30	47	53	44	50	51	51	52	36	89	92	66	77	290	394	376	487	723	871	871	892	870	826	904
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	WNW	W	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	W	WNW	S	ESE	NE	N	NW	WSW	NNE	N	ESE	S	W	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide		4:47AM1.59m				5:19PM1.80m				5:44AM1.59m					6:15PM1.79m				6:41AM1.58m				7:11PM1.74m
Low Tide				10:58AM-0.04m				11:42PM0.00m				11:56AM-0.05m					00:39AM-0.00m				12:54PM-0.04m


	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	7:48
	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	5:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	16	16	14	14	15	14	13	13	14	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	12	11	10	10	10
Feels °C	11	11	11	14	14	11	11	13	12	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	7	10	10	9	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	NNE 6	E 13	E 13	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15
kJ	11	47	46	44	43	45	44	44	12	89	92	66	60	290	394	376	487	723	871	871	892	870	826	904
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	NE 5	SSW 16	NE 7	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	NE 6	ESE 14	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	SE 17	SSE 4	S 7	S 7	S 9	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 15	S 14	S 12	S 11
kJ	30	7	53	8	50	51	51	9	36	5	6	6	77	5	34	61	152	568	742	859	720	590	268	224
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	NE 5	SSW 16	NE 4	NNE 5	NNE 6	SSW 16	E 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 18	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 15	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	21	21	3	24	1	3	7	52	21	51	50	31	24	47	45	44	110	—	—	—	—	—	73	74
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	—	—	—	W 3	—	SSE 3	NE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	—	—	—	1	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Motunau Beach Canterbury	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	100	13	0	0	0	0	4	13	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Whites Bay		Waipapa Bay	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Ward Beach	Waipapa Bay	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	6	7	6	4	4	5	4	1	5	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	7	4	4
Header Global	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Luna Park Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	4	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	6	6	7	5	5

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