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Mangawhai Heads Surf Forecast
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Mangawhai Heads surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 27 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Mangawhai Heads today?
The current surf forecast for Mangawhai Heads at 12AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mangawhai Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 5343 | 4796 | 2620 | 1996 | 1583 | 1567 | 1294 | 1056 | 940 | 870 | 835 | 528 | 602 | 505 | 457 | 527 | 345 | 254 | 233 | 232 | 161 | 119 | 109 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:04PM 2.12 | 10:28AM 2.02 | 10:44PM 2.05 | 11:10AM 1.97 | 11:24PM 1.96 | 11:53AM 1.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:29AM 0.26 | 4:45PM 0.36 | 5:08AM 0.31 | 5:26PM 0.44 | 5:49AM 0.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - |
| Sunset | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland
Continuing clean conditions at Mangawhai Heads (light winds from the S at Whangarei Aero Automatic Weather Station 41 km from Mangawhai Heads). 2.3m 10s swell from the ENE with a 0.8m 5s windswell from the ESE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
41 km away, 41 min ago
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