Mangawhai Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.08° S 174.60° E

Mangawhai Heads, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 12 pm 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mangawhai Heads sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.2° 

Mangawhai Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Mangawhai Heads based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Mangawhai Heads right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Mangawhai Heads

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Mangawhai Heads

2 km SW15 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
heavy rainDry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 135°)
21.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Te Arai

10 km S125 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NE
(6 km/h at 45°)
21.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Marsden Point

29 km NW6 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the S
(11 km/h at 180°)
20.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Paparoa (Northland)

30 km WSW55 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry

(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

IWHANG354

32 km NW11 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 225°)
21.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

CBSandspit

37 km SSE72 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 45°)
20.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whangarei Aero Automatic Weather Station

41 km NW38 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearRecent light rain
15
light winds from the SW
(15 km/h at 225°)
20.0 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Scotts Landing

45 km SSE16 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the SW
(11 km/h at 225°)
20.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whangārei (Water Street)

47 km NW2 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry

(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Ruawai

48 km WSW12 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry

(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mangawhai Heads and within an acceptable time window.

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