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Mangamaunu Surf Photo: 'Shoulder to head high' by Rob Davies

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mangamaunu sea temperature is

12.3°C

1.2°

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	SSW	SSW	ENE	SSW
	12 s	cross- off	2 s	12 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 September 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
	ENE	SSW	SSW	ENE	SSW
	12 s	cross- off	3 s	12 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 September 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	NNE		E	SSW
	12 s	glass		12 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 September 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	N	E	SSW
	12 s	cross	4 s	12 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 September 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	NNW	N	E	SSW
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 September 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	SSW
	12 s	cross- off	3 s	12 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 September 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	SW	WSW	E	NNE
	12 s	cross- off	3 s	12 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 September 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	SW	SW	E	NNE
	11 s	cross- off	5 s	11 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 September 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
	SSW	SSW	SSW	E	SSW
	7 s	cross- off	7 s	11 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 September 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
	S	SSW	SSW	E
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 September 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
	S	SSW	S	E	SW
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	11 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 September 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
	S	SSW	S	E	SSW
	9 s	cross- off	9 s	11 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 September 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
	S	SSW	S	ENE	E
	9 s	cross- off	9 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 September 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
	S	SW	SSW	E	E
	9 s	cross- off	9 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 September 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
	S	SW	SSW	E	SSW
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	11 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 September 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
	S	SW	SSW	E	SSW
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 September 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
	S	SW	SSW	SSW	E
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 September at 3 pm

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

Image captured 45 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.3m (4.4 ft). Range 1.85m (6.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Mangamaunu Surf Photo: 'Shoulder to head high' by Rob Davies

Horribly freezing cold wet and windy day with nobody out but nice smallish waves on offer. I have only really uploaded this very ordinary image to see what the swell forecast was at the time.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2477 photos)

Photo taken at: 3:14 pm 4 Sep 2013