Mangawhai, New Zealand

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Mangawhai Tavern
Mangawhai, the nearest town, 10 km away. Photo: Sids1 from New Zealand, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Mangawhai

Mangawhai is a town in Auckland Region, New Zealand. From Mangawhai you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Te Arai Point, a surf spot 9.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is WRE, 42 km away.

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Staying in Mangawhai

  • 10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: WRE, 42 km, AKL, 102 km, KKE, 112 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Mangawhai.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Mangawhai too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Mangawhai: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Bagents14.4 kmabout 25 min by car1 ft5 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore, too small1 ft10 kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore, too small1 ft11 kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore, too small1 ft7 kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore, too small1 ft13 kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots, offshore, too small1 ft5 kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, offshore, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Bagents: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bagents, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct9, too small1 ft6 smushy5kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore18°C
Mon 19Oct12, too small1 ft9 scrumbling10kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct12, too small1 ft9 shollow11kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore19°C
Wed 21Oct10, too small1 ft7 smushy7kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore19°C
Thu 22Oct13, too small1 ft9 scrumbling13kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots, offshore18°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small1 ft7 smushy5kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, offshore20°C
Sat 24Oct6, too small1 ft7 smushy4kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, offshore19°C
Forestry10.8 kmabout 20 min by car1 ft5 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore, too small1 ft10 kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore, too small1 ft11 kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore, too small1 ft7 kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore, too small1 ft13 kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots, offshore, too small1 ft5 kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, offshore, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Forestry: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Forestry, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct9, too small1 ft6 smushy5kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore18°C
Mon 19Oct12, too small1 ft9 scrumbling10kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct12, too small1 ft9 shollow11kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore19°C
Wed 21Oct10, too small1 ft7 smushy7kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore19°C
Thu 22Oct13, too small1 ft9 scrumbling13kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots, offshore18°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small1 ft7 smushy5kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, offshore20°C
Sat 24Oct6, too small1 ft7 smushy4kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, offshore19°C
Te Arai Point9.9 kmabout 20 min by car1 ft6 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots, offshore, too small1 ft8 kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore, too small1 ft10 kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore, too small1 ft14 kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots, offshore, too small1 ft7 kJwind from the south-west, 9 knots, offshore, too small1 ft5 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Te Arai Point: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Te Arai Point, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct9, too small1 ft7 shollow6kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore18°C
Mon 19Oct11, too small1 ft5 smushy3kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct11, too small1 ft8 shollow8kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore19°C
Wed 21Oct10, too small1 ft9 shollow10kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore19°C
Thu 22Oct13, too small1 ft9 shollow14kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots, offshore18°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small1 ft8 shollow7kJwind from the south-west, 9 knots, offshore20°C
Sat 24Oct6, too small1 ft8 shollow5kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, offshore19°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Mangawhai, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Mangawhai

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits