Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 24 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 1PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (24 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)88911121312989109999999999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8661140104214121919219929181461976949821736878187918341126647436329281288353462408
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38AM
2.23
1:53PM
2.32
2:21AM
2.17
2:38PM
2.22
3:10AM
2.09
3:31PM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:30AM
0.38
8:57PM
0.37
9:16AM
0.47
9:43PM
0.45
10:08AM
0.57
10:35PM
0.54
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
Sunrise-6:16-------6:16-------6:18------
Sunset-----8:45-------8:44-------8:43--
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
246-1223433221221-11-122
Temp. °C141312151616151515151517171615151514171819171615
Feels °C (?)87710131291010111012111010131413161617151413
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