Mangawhai Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.08° S 174.60° E

Mangawhai Heads, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mangawhai Heads sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.6° 

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

39 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the W
(11 km/h at 270°)
16.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Te Arai

10 km S125 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Marsden Point

29 km NW6 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the SW
(20 km/h at 225°)
16.0 °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

43 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

CBSandspit

37 km SSE72 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (9 kph from 135 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whangarei Aero Automatic Weather Station

41 km NW38 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearRecent light rain
25
moderate winds from the SW
(24 km/h at 225°)
13.7 °C10 km
10 km
-
no observation
-

Scotts Landing

45 km SSE16 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the S
(11 km/h at 180°)
15.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whangārei (Water Street)

47 km NW2 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainDry
-
(- 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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