Surf Forecast Surf Report
Mangawhai Heads surf break

Mangawhai Heads surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 02 May 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mangawhai Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mangawhai Heads sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Mangawhai Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Mangawhai Heads at 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

Table - waves today at Mangawhai Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.7
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.4
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.9
NE
2
NE
2.3
NE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.4
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010109999999984555977766666666666666677777888888898888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)18013913610810810298969490656360463025252525141634454026705855513836372836252536555572991471451782153053735698339821014848735771966986789737634553
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossonononononononononononononononcross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
2.19
11:06PM
2.29
11:26AM
2.07
12:01AM
2.19
12:23PM
1.96
12:59AM
2.08
1:23PM
1.86
1:57AM
1.99
2:25PM
1.79
2:55AM
1.93
3:26PM
1.77
3:50AM
1.90
4:22PM
1.79
4:40AM
1.90
5:12PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:57PM
0.07
5:35AM
0.25
5:51PM
0.19
6:32AM
0.34
6:48PM
0.30
7:31AM
0.42
7:46PM
0.40
8:30AM
0.46
8:45PM
0.48
9:27AM
0.48
9:42PM
0.52
10:20AM
0.47
10:36PM
0.54
11:08AM
0.43
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise7:00-------7:00-------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------7:03-------7:05-------7:05---
Sunset--5:36-------5:35-------5:34-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30-------5:29-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151717151312121313161614141314141416161616171615151616151515161516171717171717181818191818181818191919181819191920212120
Feels °C (?)12141413108899121111121113131214141313141312121414131414151314151515151616161615171615151515161515141515161718191918
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