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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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.2°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 11PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | |
8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 42 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:09PM2.00m | 2:44AM2.05m | 3:24PM1.92m | 4:02AM2.00m | 4:36PM1.90m | 5:14AM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57PM0.60m | 9:46AM0.63m | 10:12PM0.68m | 11:00AM0.65m | 11:29PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 |
8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | W 16 | S 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 13 | W 13 |
8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 42 | 38 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 30 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | W 13 | SSW 7 | W 13 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 18 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 20 | W 18 | S 8 | S 9 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | NW 4 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 75 | 93 | 72 | 61 | 72 | 72 | 100 | 101 | 93 | 93 | 100 | 93 | 72 | 72 | 61 | 70 | 61 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 61 |
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