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Mangamaunu Surf Photo: 'Classic Setting' by Nick Brick

Issued: 6 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
	S	NE		S	SE
	11 s	cross- on		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 March 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	NE	NE	S	SE
	11 s	cross- on	3 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 March 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	NE	ENE	S	SSE
	11 s	cross- on	3 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 March 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	NE	ENE	S	SSE
	11 s	cross- on	4 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 March 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	NE	NE	S	SSE
	12 s	cross- on	4 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 March 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
	SSW	NNE	NE	S	SSE
	12 s	cross- on	5 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 March 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
	SSW	N	NE	S	SSE
	11 s	cross	5 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 March 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	NNW	NNE	NE	S
	11 s	cross- off	5 s	5 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 March 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	NNW	N	NE	S
	11 s	cross- off	5 s	5 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 March 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
	SSW	N	N	NE	S
	11 s	cross	5 s	5 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 March 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	NNE	NE	S	NE
	11 s	cross	5 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 March 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	NNE	N	NE	S
	10 s	cross- on	6 s	5 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 March 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	N	N	NE	S
	10 s	cross	6 s	5 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 March 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	NW	N	NE	S
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	5 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 March 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	WSW	W	S	NE
	10 s	cross- off	1 s	10 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 March 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	S	SW	ENE	S
	10 s	cross	2 s	7 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 March 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
	SSE	SSW	SSW	ENE	S
	10 s	cross- off	2 s	7 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 March at 9 am

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

Image captured 27 minutes before low water (at low ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.2m (0.7 ft). Range 1.80m (5.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Mangamaunu Surf Photo: 'Classic Setting' by Nick Brick

Small and breaking close to the rocks, but still fun.

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User: Nick Brick (162 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2477 photos)

Photo taken at: 9:23 am 6 Mar 2012