Surf Forecasts:
Mount Maunganui surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 7 Sep, 3PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, NNW swell with 327 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 3PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Mount Maunganui this week:
The surf forecast for Mount Maunganui over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Mount Maunganui in the next 16 days are 1.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 3PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mount Maunganui over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a proper look at what's coming up for the home break over the next couple of weeks.
Gotta be straight with you – the outlook for Mount Maunganui is a bit of a quiet one overall. We’ve got a long stretch ahead with no real punch in the water. The first proper surf recommendation doesn’t kick in until Monday the 7th of September, and even then, it’s nothing to write home about. The whole setup looks small and mostly weak for days on end.
So, the first little window we get is on Monday afternoon the 7th. The swell is coming in from the north at about 3 ft, but with a short period of only 8 seconds. The wind will be a light cross-offshore from the southwest, so the surface should be clean, which is a plus. The wave energy is moderate though, clocking in at (116). It's surfable, but it’s ordinary. You'll get a wave, but don’t expect any juice.
Tuesday the 8th is similar, with the swell dropping a touch to 3 ft from the north-northeast, still that short 7-second period. The morning looks clean with a light westerly cross-off, but the energy is dropping right back into the weak zone (87). By Tuesday afternoon, the wind picks up and the swell fades.
From Wednesday the 9th right through to the end of the outlook on Thursday the 17th, it’s basically flat or tiny. We’re looking at ankle to knee-high slop, if that. Most days are clean but there’s just no swell to work with. On Saturday the 12th, we get a tiny 1.0 ft pulse from the northeast with a proper long 14-second period, but the energy is weak (56) and the wind is onshore. It’s not worth paddling out for.
Honestly, the standout here, if you can even call it that, is the Monday afternoon the 7th. It’s the only time the swell hits that 3 ft mark with clean, cross-offshore wind. For a beginner-friendly spot like the Mount, that small clean stuff is your best bet. It won’t be big, but it’ll be rideable. Any other day this fortnight, you’re better off checking the cams or taking the boards off the roof.
Keep your eyes on the charts – it tends not to stay this poor for long around here.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 5 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 |
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 kJ | 12 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 31 | 58 | 54 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 327 | 187 | 113 | 72 | 73 | 37 | 13 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:11PM1.64m | 11:31AM1.65m | 11:59PM1.64m | 12:24PM1.64m | 00:50AM1.64m | 1:23PM1.62m | 1:44AM1.64m | 2:26PM1.62m | 2:44AM1.62m | 3:35PM1.65m | 3:50AM1.60m | 4:43PM1.70m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM0.18m | 5:18AM0.10m | 5:40PM0.22m | 6:07AM0.14m | 6:33PM0.27m | 6:59AM0.19m | 7:32PM0.32m | 7:56AM0.22m | 8:36PM0.35m | 8:59AM0.24m | 9:42PM0.36m | 10:03AM0.23m | 10:45PM0.33m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 187 | 113 | 72 | 73 | 37 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | NW 4 | N 10 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 3 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | N 7 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 3 | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 7 | W 4 | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 3 | — | 11 | 31 | 58 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 50 | 327 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 123 | 186 | 188 | 188 | 189 | 189 | 26 | 80 | 213 | 149 | 161 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 80 |
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