Is there surf at Mount Maunganui today?

Flat: waves 0.3 m at 11 s from NE, swell 0.2 m · 10 s NE (Sun 08:00).

Is the wind offshore at Mount Maunganui?

Wind 11 km/h from W: cross-shore for a beach facing NNE.

Where do the numbers come from?

The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.

Surf forecast · New Zealand · North Island

Surf forecast Mount Maunganui today

Waves, swell and wind at Mount Maunganui (North Island, New Zealand) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.

Right now

Waves0.3 m11 s · from NE

Swell0.2 m10 s · from NE

Wind11 km/hfrom W · gusts 25 · cross-shore

Water16.5 °C

Flat cross-shore.

Mount Maunganui surf forecast, next 3 days

Flat
Small
Fun
Good
Big

Sunday 25 October

Small Best window 17:00–20:00: small, offshore.

Time	Waves	Swell	Wind
09:00	0.2 m · 11 s NE	0.2 m · 10 s NE	18–37 km/h WSW offshore
12:00	0.3 m · 9 s NE	0.2 m · 10 s NE	20–43 km/h WSW offshore
15:00	0.4 m · 6 s NNW	0.2 m · 10 s NE	19–41 km/h W cross-shore
18:00	0.4 m · 5 s WNW	0.2 m · 10 s NE	21–44 km/h WSW offshore

Monday 26 October

Small Best window 19:00–20:00: small, cross-shore.

Time	Waves	Swell	Wind
06:00	0.2 m · 9 s NNE	0.2 m · 10 s NE	6–13 km/h W light wind
09:00	0.3 m · 9 s NNE	0.2 m · 10 s NE	7–18 km/h W light wind
12:00	0.3 m · 7 s NNE	0.2 m · 10 s NE	14–31 km/h WNW cross-shore
15:00	0.4 m · 5 s N	0.2 m · 5 s NNE	16–34 km/h NW cross-shore
18:00	0.5 m · 4 s N	0.3 m · 3 s N	18–40 km/h WNW cross-shore

Tuesday 27 October

Fun Best window 15:00–18:00: fun, cross-shore.

Time	Waves	Swell	Wind
06:00	0.7 m · 5 s N	0.5 m · 4 s N	10–19 km/h NW cross-shore
09:00	0.8 m · 4 s N	0.5 m · 5 s N	14–30 km/h NNW onshore
12:00	0.9 m · 5 s N	0.5 m · 5 s N	20–36 km/h NW cross-shore
15:00	1.0 m · 5 s N	0.8 m · 5 s N	23–42 km/h WNW cross-shore
18:00	0.9 m · 5 s N	0.8 m · 5 s N	19–41 km/h W cross-shore

Wednesday 28 October

Small Best window 06:00–09:00: small, offshore.

Time	Waves	Swell	Wind
06:00	0.5 m · 7 s N	0.5 m · 5 s N	9–21 km/h WSW offshore
09:00	0.5 m · 7 s N	0.4 m · 6 s N	9–21 km/h W cross-shore
12:00	0.5 m · 6 s N	0.4 m · 6 s N	20–43 km/h WSW offshore
15:00	0.5 m · 5 s NNW	0.4 m · 6 s N	24–49 km/h W cross-shore
18:00	0.6 m · 4 s NW	0.4 m · 6 s N	23–50 km/h W cross-shore

Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.

Forecast for Sun 08:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC

Waves map around Mount Maunganui

Open the waves map centred on Mount Maunganui

Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.

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Questions

Is there surf at Mount Maunganui today?: Flat: waves 0.3 m at 11 s from NE, swell 0.2 m · 10 s NE (Sun 08:00).
Is the wind offshore at Mount Maunganui?: Wind 11 km/h from W: cross-shore for a beach facing NNE.
When is the best time to surf Mount Maunganui today?: 17:00–20:00 (small, offshore)
How warm is the water at Mount Maunganui?: 16.5 °C
Where do the numbers come from?: The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.

Nearby surf spots

Whangamata 52 km · Raglan (Manu Bay) 125 km · Piha 171 km · Muriwai 181 km · Wainui Beach (Gisborne) 206 km · Fitzroy Beach (New Plymouth) 242 km

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How it is computed

Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Mount Maunganui, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.