Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 13 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
18.0° 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 12PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (13 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.1
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)98777776667776767789111188
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)214570935661043229022920923030938538230231924927247147433635871197916191164
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
15
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
30
W
25
W
5
SW
10
SSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:03AM
1.92
6:34PM
1.89
6:52AM
2.06
7:23PM
2.03
7:35AM
2.20
8:07PM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
0.68
1:07PM
0.58
1:26AM
0.52
1:54PM
0.39
2:12AM
0.35
2:35PM
0.22
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise--6:45-------6:46-------6:47-----
Sunset----5:52-------5:51-------5:49---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----12312121--13424-----
Temp. °C171718161616161515141516161513131313141616151616
Feels °C (?)12161412151413121110111111108978131312101010
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