Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 Apr 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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.3°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 8PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (17 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
NW
2.3
WNW
2.5
NW
2.1
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.8
W
1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)777777788888888889121515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)503458483473418372394616741771958735857587339222162152187484510416515423
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
35
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
5
SSE
10
SE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:59AM
2.44
9:27PM
2.45
9:42AM
2.49
10:08PM
2.51
10:25AM
2.49
10:51PM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:56PM
-0.01
4:17AM
0.02
4:38PM
-0.03
5:00AM
0.03
5:22PM
0.01
5:46AM
0.11
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------
Sunset--5:46-------5:45-------5:44-----
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--111---133335151--1231-1
Temp. °C161616161515161617161617151513121317181514131213
Feels °C (?)111111111111111113121312131212111216161312131010
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