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Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
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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
15.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 4AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | |
212 | 204 | 196 | 194 | 188 | 120 | 67 | 119 | 103 | 243 | 223 | 197 | 143 | 111 | 63 | 35 | 39 | 121 | 35 | 42 | 36 | 36 | 46 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:12PM2.30m | 10:31AM2.17m | 10:46PM2.29m | 11:07AM2.15m | 11:23PM2.26m | 11:45AM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.46m | 5:21PM0.41m | 5:41AM0.49m | 5:57PM0.45m | 6:20AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | W 10 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 9 | NW 7 |
212 | 204 | 196 | 194 | 188 | 120 | 67 | 119 | 103 | 4 | 4 | 197 | 143 | 111 | 63 | 35 | 22 | 2 | 35 | 31 | 36 | 36 | 6 | 131 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | NW 8 | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | S 12 | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
— | — | 18 | 17 | — | 6 | 29 | 37 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 10 | — | W 14 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NW 7 | — | W 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | W 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NNE 3 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 |
1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 243 | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 24 | 42 | 7 | — | 46 | 130 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 100 | 53 | 100 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 0 | 70 | 100 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 101 | 101 | 100 | 70 |
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