Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 15 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Himatangi Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Himatangi Beach sea temperature is
20.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 11AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (15 Feb)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (15 Feb)16ft (5.0m)9s

Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
1.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)667889999977776555665555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109183456114816943287364242604278143146262498124462768710012310142241515
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
55
SW
55
SW
60
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
20
SW
10
WNW
20
NW
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
W
5
ESE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
2.12
9:32PM
2.08
9:48AM
2.25
10:10PM
2.19
10:24AM
2.36
10:46PM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:42AM
0.54
4:04PM
0.52
4:21AM
0.41
4:41PM
0.38
4:58AM
0.28
5:17PM
0.27
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
Sunrise-6:43-------6:43-------6:45------
Sunset-----8:22-------8:21-------8:19--
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1---212424631-321---1----
Temp. °C141416161212131414151517171416161414171919181615
Feels °C (?)1211118422437811111115131212151617181615
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