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, Auckland International Airport (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 beginners: 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 beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Bagents14.4 kmabout 25 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bagents, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	1 ft6 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	10kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	1 ft9 shollow	11kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	1 ft7 smushy	7kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	13kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	1 ft7 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	1 ft7 smushy	4kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	19°C

Forestry10.8 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Forestry, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	1 ft6 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	10kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	1 ft9 shollow	11kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	1 ft7 smushy	7kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	13kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	1 ft7 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	1 ft7 smushy	4kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	19°C

Te Arai Point9.9 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft14 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Te Arai Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	1 ft7 shollow	6kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	1 ft5 smushy	3kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	1 ft8 shollow	8kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	1 ft9 shollow	10kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	1 ft9 shollow	14kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	1 ft8 shollow	7kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	1 ft8 shollow	5kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	19°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

DOT INDIA Licensed Restaurant and TakeawayIndian · 1.7 km from the centre
Mangawhai PizzeriaPizza · 1.9 km from the centre
The Cow Shed1.9 km from the centre

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

Mangawhai, New Zealand

About Mangawhai

Staying in Mangawhai

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Places to eat near Mangawhai