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Mangamaunu Surf Photo: 'East swell at Mangamaunu' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 42.31° S 173.75° E

Issued: 11 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mangamaunu sea temperature is

12.3° C

1.1°C warmer than 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 One hour and 51 minutes before high water (rising spring tide). Tide height was 1.2m (4.0 ft). Range 1.83m (6.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Mangamaunu Surf Photo: 'East swell at Mangamaunu' by Rob Davies

Great conditions. Smiles all round. Up to 25 out and everyone cheering each other on. Some very impressive skills on display. Kudos to the Kaikoura locals for sharing their waves with a few out-of-towners.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 10:48 am 3 Oct 2014