Himatangi Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Himitangi Beach in Wanganui-Manawatu is a quite exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the east. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up.

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Overall Himatangi Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Himatangi Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Foxton Beach	5 mi
Second closest break	Waitarere	12 mi
Third closest break	Otaki Beach	20 mi
Fourth closest break	Peka Peka	22 mi
Fifth closest break	Whangaehu River Mouth	25 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Himatangi Beach:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4322 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4379 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4626 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4687 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	4830 mi
Tide stations nearest to Himatangi Beach:
Closest tide station	Manawatu River Entrance, New Zealand	5 mi
Second closest tide station	Whanganui River Entrance, New Zealand	33 mi
Third closest tide station	Porirua Harbour (Plimmerton), New Zealand	50 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Fishermans Rock, New Zealand	57 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Patea, New Zealand	58 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Himatangi Beach:
Closest ski area	Turoa (New Zealand)	76 mi
Second closest ski area	Tukino (New Zealand)	80 mi
Third closest ski area	Whakapapa (New Zealand)	82 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Manganui (New Zealand)	96 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Rainbow (New Zealand)	160 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Himatangi Beach:
Closest city location	Foxton (New Zealand)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Levin (New Zealand)	17 mi
Third closest city location	Bulls (New Zealand)	17 mi
Fourth closest city location	Palmerston North (New Zealand)	21 mi
Fifth closest city location	Otaki (New Zealand)	25 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Himatangi Beach is Palmerston North Airport (PMR) in New Zealand, 34 km (21 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Himatangi Beach is Wanganui Airport (WAG), also in New Zealand, 51 km (32 miles) away.
• Third is Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ) in New Zealand, 60 km (37 miles) away.
• Masterton Airport (MRO) in New Zealand is 73 km (45 miles) away.
• Wellington International Airport (WLG), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Himatangi Beach and is 110 km (68 miles) away.