Surf Forecasts:
Mount Maunganui surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period, NE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period, NE swell with 61 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE 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 Thursday (Sep 10) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Mount Maunganui in the next 16 days are 0.4m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 12) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mount Maunganui over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for the Mount.
Mate, I gotta be straight with you. We are lookin' at a pretty grim run here. For the next couple of weeks, it's mostly flat or tiny, and the wind is just not playin' ball. There's a long gap of nothin' really worth paddling out for.
We kick off on Thursday the 10th of September. Mount Maunganui is tiny, with a 2ft NE swell. The water temp is sittin' at 58°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year. The wind is a light 3 mph from the W, comin' cross-off, so it's clean, but there's no power. The combined energy is a weak 67, so you're lookin' at dribblers. Thursday afternoon gets even smaller and goes to crap.
The whole run from Friday the 11th right through to Friday the 25th is a real bummer. There's tiny swell, wind is mostly cross-off but it's howlin' at times, and the scores are all poor. The water stays cold and the energy levels just bottom out. There's a brief spike on Saturday the 19th of September with a 6ft to 8ft NNW swell, and the energy jumps to a moderate 283, but the wind is a howlin' 12 mph cross-shore from the WNW, makin' a chop. It's not for paddle surfing, that's more of a kite day if you're into that.
Now, the one that finally gets me talkin' is Friday the 25th of September. This is a proper stand-out, but it's a long way off. The morning session sees a solid 10ft N swell, with a period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy is a hefty 1169. That's some serious juice. The wind is a light 6 mph from the W, blowin' cross-off, so it should be clean. This is a big one, over 8ft, so it's for experienced surfers only. The afternoon sees it drop to 7ft with a N wind comin' onshore, so the morning is your window. It's a promising call for the end of the month, but we're talkin' a week and a half away, so don't hold your breath just yet.
Until then, it's a long wait. The Mount is a beginner-friendly break when it's small, but there's just no swell to work with. A blank run like this is pretty standard for the area when the weather patterns lock in.
Stay patient.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NNE 11 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NNW 5 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 29 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 26 | 24 | 41 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:37PM1.80m | 6:58AM1.65m | 7:26PM1.80m | 7:52AM1.69m | 8:13PM1.77m | 8:41AM1.72m | 9:00PM1.73m | 9:26AM1.73m | 9:46PM1.70m | 10:11AM1.71m | 10:31PM1.67m | 10:55AM1.67m | 11:13PM1.63m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:02PM0.18m | 00:44AM0.21m | 12:57PM0.16m | 1:37AM0.14m | 1:51PM0.15m | 2:26AM0.10m | 2:42PM0.14m | 3:12AM0.08m | 3:29PM0.15m | 3:55AM0.09m | 4:13PM0.18m | 4:38AM0.13m | 4:55PM0.24m | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 5 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NNE 11 | NNW 4 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 33 | 17 | 7 | 42 | 58 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 4 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 61 | 60 | 30 | 57 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 14 | NE 8 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 9 | NE 16 | NE 12 | N 16 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | ENE 8 | N 13 | — | N 13 | E 8 | NE 11 | N 12 | E 8 | N 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | NE 4 | WSW 2 | — | — | W 3 | NW 3 | NNW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | 35 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 41 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 80 | 3 | 76 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 120 | 169 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 85 | 199 | 58 | 80 |
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