Mangamaunu, New Zealand

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Nelson, is 116 km away. Nearest airport: BHE (BHE), 87 km.

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About Mangamaunu

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SE (115°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (295°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.0 km out (1 in 101). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 11°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 17°C in January, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, April and August, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Nelson, is 116 km away. Nearest airport: BHE (BHE), 87 km.

Water about 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 29 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to CHC, changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
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Getting there. 3 h 10 from the airport to Mangamaunu.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Nelson, is 116 km away. Nearest airport: BHE (BHE), 87 km.
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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Mangamaunu, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	41, fair	7 ft9 smushy	687kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	474kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	406kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	265kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	13°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	134kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	246kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	325kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	15°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	117kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	16°C
Mon 26Oct	13, too small	3 ft5 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	18°C
Tue 27Oct	14, too small	5 ft6 smushy	175kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	17°C
Wed 28Oct	17, too small	3 ft7 smushy	85kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	12°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to CHC, changing at SFO, then 3h 10 by road. About 29h 05 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Mangamaunu
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to CHC, changing at SFO, then 3h 10 by road. About 29h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,230–£2,415 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to CHC, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£765–£1,585
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£100–£170
Food	7 days eating out	£230–£430
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£100–£165
Total		£1,230–£2,415

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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