Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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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
16.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 11PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (08 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.4
WNW
9
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
9
4
WNW
9
4
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.2
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
397
427
327
1325
1662
1478
1939
2108
2361
2371
2530
2497
2251
1655
1149
878
775
757
1033
617
372
240
169
186
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
35
N
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
20
W
10
SE
5
SE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
1:39PM1.85m
2:02AM1.92m
2:41PM1.79m
3:06AM1.88m
3:44PM1.77m
4:09AM1.89m
Low Tide
8:28PM0.71m
9:09AM0.75m
9:28PM0.75m
10:09AM0.74m
10:32PM0.73m
11:11AM0.66m
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:11
7:13
7:13
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5:19
5:17
5:16
5:15
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
17
16
15
16
17
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
12
10
9
9
12
16
15
13
12
12
10
11
11
10
8
7
7
7
9
10
11
10
10
11
9
8
6
6
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.4
WNW
9
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.2
W
16
2.5
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
2
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.2
W
9
1
W
9
0.8
W
9
Energy kJ
397
427
327
7
7
21
898
684
878
775
33
30
617
372
240
169
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.1
S
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
11
Energy kJ
280
173
4
38
16
17
33
40
96
186
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.2
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
W
14
Energy kJ
2
18
47
48
57
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
1.3
NNW
5
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
9
4
WNW
9
4
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
1.1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
0.7
S
5
Energy kJ
1
103
1325
1662
1478
1939
2108
2361
2371
2530
2497
2251
1655
1149
757
1033
50
90
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
53
127
306
233
70
70
70
101
104
123
126
162
102
100
100
100
100
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
7
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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