Mangawhai Heads

Right now

Right now the waves are 0.7 m, with a period of 4 s, from SE, the wind is 9 kn, from S, Cross-shore, and the tide is falling, low water at 06:29 AM.

What fits this spot: the tide. What does not: the swell's direction and the wind.

Set my alert for this spot

About this break

  • BreakReef, Point break
  • WaveLeft, Right
  • BottomSand, Rock
  • LevelIntermediate
  • BoardsShortboard
  • Best seasonSummer
  • Best tideLow, Low to mid, Mid, Mid to high, High
  • Best swell fromNNNENEENEE
  • Best wind fromSWWSWW
  • Offshore wind fromW

The sea now

No buoy measures the waves within 100 km of this spot.

No station measured the wind near this spot today.

Next tides

  • Low tide17 Sat 06:29 AM0.6 m
  • High tide17 Sat 12:52 PM2.2 m
  • Low tide17 Sat 07:04 PM0.8 m
  • High tide18 Sun 01:08 AM2.1 m
  • Low tide18 Sun 07:15 AM0.7 m
  • High tide18 Sun 01:39 PM2.2 m

The week

7 daysBiggest waveWind at noon
17 Sat0.8 m5 sSE11 knSSE
18 Sun0.6 m4 sSE10 knS
19 Mon0.5 m7 sESE8 knSW
20 Tue0.4 m7 sESE3 knS
21 Wed0.5 m3 sS8 knSW
22 Thu0.5 m3 sSW7 knWSW
23 Fri0.4 m4 sSSW2 knS

Forecast fetched 3 hr. ago. The map has a fresher one.

Nearby spots

Open on the map

Sources