Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 24 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 1AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Afternoon (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s

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 Mon morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.7
WNW
7
0.3
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
WNW
5
0.5
W
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
W
7
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
16
14
13
13
13
25
21
20
42
38
37
41
32
13
19
29
29
39
107
62
38
78
76
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
25
NW
10
WNW
5
E
10
E
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:24PM1.92m
4:02AM2.00m
4:36PM1.90m
5:14AM2.01m
5:43PM1.93m
6:15AM2.06m
Low Tide
10:12PM0.68m
11:00AM0.65m
11:29PM0.68m
12:12PM0.60m
00:39AM0.60m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:37
5:35
5:34
5:31
Temp °C
12
11
11
9
8
8
8
13
14
14
12
11
11
10
10
15
15
15
13
14
13
13
13
16
10
9
10
7
6
6
6
11
12
14
11
10
10
8
8
12
11
14
12
13
12
12
12
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
NW
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
W
7
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
16
Energy kJ
13
16
14
13
13
13
13
21
20
42
38
37
41
23
13
13
13
29
20
107
62
29
18
76
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
W
18
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
W
12
0.5
W
9
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
W
16
0.4
WNW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
25
3
17
16
15
16
35
32
13
11
13
12
39
14
15
38
78
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
18
0.1
S
8
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
7
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
W
8
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
W
17
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
7
7
1
13
2
1
4
8
8
10
1
14
14
12
3
23
39
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.2
NNE
2
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
N
4
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
Energy kJ
2
6
1
15
9
19
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
100
93
93
100
93
72
72
61
70
61
61
40
40
40
40
70
101
70
40
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
6
5
5
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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