Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 28 Nov 2025 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
17.9° C
(Which is 2.8°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 4AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Nov)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (28 Nov)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (28 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
NW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
NW
0.6
W
0.9
WNW
0.4
W
1.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)88888888888888878877126147
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3843723532914023684544353763363443534084113732683653182081401036166290
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:33AM
1.89
3:55PM
2.00
4:31AM
1.88
4:53PM
2.01
5:29AM
1.92
5:50PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:03PM
0.66
10:22AM
0.67
10:58PM
0.62
11:21AM
0.65
11:55PM
0.55
12:21PM
0.59
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Sunrise---5:43-------5:43-------5:43----
Sunset-------8:28-------8:30-------8:30
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1--11-------------------
Temp. °C202019191918181715141314161616161513121217192019
Feels °C (?)191918191614151515131112111112131311101115161617
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