Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 10 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 1.0°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 2AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (11 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (11 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.2
W
1.4
SW
2.1
WSW
3
WNW
4.5
WNW
3
WNW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)7141212121010109998871413125679877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43352625423418171577677861110233875630671048405256
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SSW
30
WSW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
1.71
3:52AM
1.78
4:30PM
1.71
5:04AM
1.82
5:36PM
1.77
6:03AM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:04PM
0.83
10:54AM
0.84
11:22PM
0.79
12:08PM
0.74
12:31AM
0.68
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise------6:43-------6:43-------6:45-
Sunset5:57-------5:55-------5:53-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------127314-----
Temp. °C202016151414152123201818181919201918171818171921
Feels °C (?)181713131312131921171616161717191816131312131618
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