Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 23 Jan 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 1.1°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 12AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)--
Afternoon (24 Jan)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (24 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
2
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.3
WNW
2.4
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)776688101111131091099989999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)491273190301853119710041268192930081531117212809588588581193213818341259724488388288
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NW
25
SSW
15
WSW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:13PM
2.39
1:38AM
2.23
1:53PM
2.32
2:21AM
2.17
2:38PM
2.22
3:10AM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:15PM
0.32
8:30AM
0.38
8:57PM
0.37
9:16AM
0.47
9:43PM
0.45
10:08AM
0.57
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:18--
Sunset-8:45-------8:45-------8:44------
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
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rain showers
rain showers
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rain showers
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Rain (mm)
--13288-1112332212111111
Temp. °C191816151313151417161615151516161716151615151718
Feels °C (?)141413116911111311119101011101110101313141516
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