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Mangamaunu Surf Photo: 'Mangamaunu early morning' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 42.31° S 173.75° E

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mangamaunu sea temperature is

11.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNW		ENE	SE
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 October at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mangamaunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE	N	ENE	SE
	12 s	cross	6 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 October at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mangamaunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE	NNE	E	SE
	12 s	cross	7 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 October at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mangamaunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	N	NNE	E	SE
	12 s	cross	8 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 October at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mangamaunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNW	NNE	E	SE
	12 s	cross- off	8 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 October at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mangamaunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	N	NNE	E	SE
	12 s	cross	7 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 October at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mangamaunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	N	NNE	E	SSE
	12 s	cross	7 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 October at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mangamaunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	N	NNE	E	SE
	11 s	cross	6 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 October at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mangamaunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W	WNW	E	NE
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 October at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mangamaunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW	SW	E	NNE
	11 s	cross- off	5 s	11 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 October at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mangamaunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ESE		E	SSW
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 October at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mangamaunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NE	E	E	SSW
	11 s	cross- on	2 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 October at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mangamaunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W	W	E	SSW
	10 s	off	3 s	10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 October at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mangamaunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WSW	SW	E	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 October at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mangamaunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W	WSW	E	SSW
	10 s	off	4 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 October at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mangamaunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	W	W	SSW	E
	10 s	off	2 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 October at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mangamaunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	SW	SSW	E	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 October at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mangamaunu around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 34 minutes after low water (rising spring tide). Tide height was 0.6m (2.1 ft). Range 1.83m (6.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Mangamaunu Surf Photo: 'Mangamaunu early morning' by Rob Davies

Lovely clean waves and the start of a busy Friday at the point. Stayed good until the wind got on it a bit at 1pm. Some overhead sets broke wide.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 8:55 am 3 Oct 2014