Surf Forecast Surf Report
Mangamaunu surf break

Mangamaunu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 19 Apr 2025 NZST
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Mangamaunu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mangamaunu sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Mangamaunu today?

The current surf forecast for Mangamaunu at 3AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

Table - waves today at Mangamaunu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1
S
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.4
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
0.8
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
1.3
NNE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)999999999999666667766689977578910991010991616151414131312121214141414141514615161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)344398385393340254274206173177135108255230230205165168149194141865759616664895549431039875625563524400327275310107983569166352132128722922532024918819515315510612779824542
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
WSW
5
S
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
0
SE
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
1.41
10:09AM
1.27
10:31PM
1.41
10:54AM
1.28
11:17PM
1.44
11:41AM
1.31
12:06AM
1.47
12:30PM
1.35
12:56AM
1.51
1:22PM
1.42
1:48AM
1.55
2:15PM
1.50
2:42AM
1.59
3:10PM
1.58
3:37AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:08AM
0.34
4:13PM
0.34
4:52AM
0.32
4:58PM
0.30
5:37AM
0.28
5:45PM
0.26
6:24AM
0.23
6:35PM
0.20
7:13AM
0.17
7:29PM
0.14
8:04AM
0.11
8:25PM
0.08
8:57AM
0.05
9:23PM
0.03
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Sunrise----7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------7:03-------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------
Sunset------5:45-------5:44-------5:42-------5:40-------5:38-------5:37-------5:37-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C2019191920211816151413131312121213131313131515141414141210101099999101213111111121214182019181818181921211918181617
Feels °C (?)201818191922181613109998891011111112141414141312845556777799788101012161817161616161720201817171617
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kaikoura and Marlborough

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