Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 03 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 8PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (03 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (03 Feb)5ft (1.5m)10s

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

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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
1.1
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)667710101211101010991010888711111166
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)152370854125626893131871099465848071493330181010982155
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
25
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
15
S
15
S
5
SE
0
SSE
5
W
5
WSW
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
onononglasscrosscrosscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:23AM
2.55
11:44PM
2.40
12:03PM
2.51
12:23AM
2.36
12:41PM
2.43
1:00AM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:18PM
0.16
6:34AM
0.15
6:59PM
0.18
7:13AM
0.21
7:39PM
0.23
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:30-------6:31
Sunset---8:36-------8:35-------8:34----
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-31-45------------------
Temp. °C211717161514141415161718161412111520191716141315
Feels °C (?)21141616161212131515161816121091418171616131213
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