Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 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
18.1° 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 7AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
1.3
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.9
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)8887111010121212667766756999916
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5343922076541353248472610820722716382356214141526272547
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
SW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:55AM
2.25
2:14PM
2.22
2:45AM
2.13
3:11PM
2.07
3:51AM
2.00
4:28PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:31PM
0.29
8:53AM
0.42
9:17PM
0.43
9:49AM
0.57
10:13PM
0.59
10:56AM
0.70
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise---6:52-------6:54-------6:54----
Sunset-------8:10-------8:09-------8:07
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151413121417181616131414161719191716141416222419
Feels °C (?)131211101315161415121212151619191614121214212217
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