Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 01 Mar 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
19.3° 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 8AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (01 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (01 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.9
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.7
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141313131346676768877776665512
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)323130292931115139131233152160411691558471405277186200148976227
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
SSW
15
SSE
0
E
5
SSE
15
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononglasscross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:24PM
2.10
8:53AM
2.28
9:17PM
2.22
9:40AM
2.40
10:02PM
2.31
10:22AM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:20AM
0.45
3:47PM
0.37
4:09AM
0.30
4:33PM
0.24
4:52AM
0.19
5:14PM
0.16
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise---6:58--------7:00-------7:01---
Sunset-------8:01-------8:00-------7:59
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------331--1----11---
Temp. °C1513121316171717151089111412121198911131515
Feels °C (?)1211101213131314157777756664578911
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