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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
16.4° 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 10PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | |
30 | 44 | 35 | 107 | 67 | 40 | 79 | 76 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 55 | 58 | 80 | 114 | 204 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:43PM1.93m | 6:15AM2.06m | 6:44PM2.00m | 7:07AM2.12m | 7:34PM2.09m | 7:51AM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:12PM0.60m | 00:39AM0.60m | 1:13PM0.50m | 1:37AM0.50m | 2:02PM0.39m | 2:24AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | |
5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | NW 4 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 20 |
30 | 44 | 33 | 107 | 67 | 40 | 20 | 26 | 15 | 65 | 63 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 30 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 11 | WNW 6 | W 13 | W 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 22 | W 21 | W 12 |
14 | 12 | 35 | 14 | 18 | 37 | 79 | 76 | 68 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | W 16 | W 23 | W 22 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 |
29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 29 | 55 | 58 | 80 | 114 | 204 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 61 | 61 | 70 | 101 | 61 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 70 | 101 | 101 |
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