Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 25 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 5AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.9
NW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.6
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
W
7
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
15
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
37
35
32
30
30
31
39
50
99
62
37
79
76
68
65
63
57
55
58
54
30
28
27
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
20
WNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
W
5
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:14AM2.01m
5:43PM1.93m
6:15AM2.06m
6:44PM2.00m
7:07AM2.12m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.68m
12:12PM0.60m
00:39AM0.60m
1:13PM0.50m
1:37AM0.50m
2:02PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
7:00
7:01
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5:34
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
9
15
16
15
13
13
12
11
12
16
16
15
14
14
12
11
11
15
16
15
10
9
8
8
7
13
14
14
12
12
11
9
11
15
14
13
12
13
11
10
10
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
W
7
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
W
15
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
12
Energy kJ
38
37
8
7
6
30
30
39
33
99
62
30
26
17
68
65
63
57
55
58
54
30
28
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
W
12
0.6
W
8
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
6
0.3
W
6
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
Energy kJ
15
16
35
32
30
13
14
12
50
14
16
37
79
76
15
7
6
27
27
12
11
3
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
7
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
17
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
W
5
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
1
1
7
8
13
13
13
12
12
23
36
36
34
32
28
2
3
2
2
9
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
5
Energy kJ
5
2
5
7
16
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
61
40
40
61
40
101
100
70
0
0
0
0
0
0
86
0
0
0
0
40
61
61
75
61
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
8
5
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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