Surf Forecasts:
Mount Maunganui surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 3PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, N swell with 89 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 29 Aug, 3PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s 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 Saturday (Aug 29) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. 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 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 31) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 3PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mount Maunganui over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve got the lowdown on the coming weeks for the Mount.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch. We’re looking at a long, quiet period that drags on for about the first week and a half. From Monday the 24th of August right through until Friday the 4th of September, the surf is basically a no-go. The swell just isn’t there, staying tiny at around 0.3 ft to 1.0 ft, with weak combined wave energy (mostly well under 100, often just single or low double digits). Even though the wind is often out of the southwest or west, making it clean, it can’t do anything with that piddly little swell. There are even a few days of onshore breezes that make it choppy. It’s a proper flat spell, and that’s just how it goes sometimes.
Now, there is a whisper of hope for the second weekend. The first real pulse of energy shows up on Saturday morning, the 5th of September. We get a bump in swell, with waves hitting around 4 ft from the NNW. The combined energy finally climbs into the moderate range at 160, so there’s a bit of push there. The wind is light out of the west at just 3 mph, keeping the surface clean. This is the best we’re going to get in the whole window. The period is only 7 seconds, so it’s a bit of a short-period wind swell, not a long-running groundswell, but for a break that’s been flat, it’s a welcome sight. Mount Maunganui is a beginner-friendly spot, and at 4 ft, it’s still manageable for most. Just keep in mind the crowd situation – it can sometimes get a bit busy there, so you might have to share the waves.
Into the following week, it fades away again quickly. Sunday the 6th of September drops right back down to tiny 1 ft swell, and the wind is looking variable, so there’s nothing to get excited about. It’s a one-hit wonder of a weekend, and then back to the quiet life.
Signing off, Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 13 | NE 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 4 | NNE 10 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
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 kJ | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 40 | 89 | 78 | 84 | 35 | 67 | 32 |
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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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:40PM1.51m | 4:40AM1.46m | 5:35PM1.53m | 5:34AM1.50m | 6:22PM1.57m | 6:22AM1.54m | 7:03PM1.61m | 7:08AM1.57m | 7:41PM1.65m | 7:51AM1.60m | 8:19PM1.68m | 8:33AM1.61m | 8:58PM1.69m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.46m | 10:37PM0.52m | 10:59AM0.43m | 11:27PM0.48m | 11:48AM0.38m | 00:14AM0.42m | 12:31PM0.31m | 1:00AM0.35m | 1:12PM0.24m | 1:45AM0.26m | 1:53PM0.19m | 2:27AM0.18m | 2:36PM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 4 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 89 | 78 | 84 | 33 | 67 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | NE 10 | — | N 12 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 11 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 6 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 18 | 35 | 7 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 13 | — | — | — | N 12 | E 10 | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | W 2 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 25 | 40 | — | — | 7 | 10 | 15 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 188 | 186 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 121 | 188 | 188 | 175 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 80 |
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