Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 16 Nov 2025 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.7°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 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (16 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.7
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)89999999999888881312111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15913112913280808486646239363747544153142275412460571771729
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
W
15
W
5
W
0
E
10
E
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NW
15
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
ononglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
1.93
7:58PM
2.01
8:28AM
2.01
8:42PM
2.05
9:09AM
2.10
9:21PM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:32PM
0.57
2:55AM
0.46
3:18PM
0.49
3:36AM
0.39
3:58PM
0.44
4:13AM
0.34
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:50-------5:50
Sunset---8:15-------8:15-------8:16----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------233---
Temp. °C131514131211111115192017161514141922191818171717
Feels °C (?)111111121199913161715151412111720181919181818
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