Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 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 8PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s 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)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.1
W
0.1
NW
0.2
W
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.7
W
3.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)10109998871213125555887777766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18171577677661353971191641651824661480348254203230309
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
30
W
30
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:30PM
1.71
5:04AM
1.82
5:36PM
1.77
6:03AM
1.92
6:34PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:54AM
0.84
11:22PM
0.79
12:08PM
0.74
12:31AM
0.68
1:07PM
0.58
1:26AM
0.52
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------
Sunset--5:55-------5:53-------5:52-----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------31431161---1133-12
Temp. °C152123201818181920191918181717171819191615151515
Feels °C (?)121920171516161719171817181412121517151313121111
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