Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 18 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
3
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.1
NW
1.5
NW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
1
SSW
0.6
WNW
0.6
W
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)8899812131315151414149979910101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)68746619432016039232935043444763152141313811799645996198692532334300
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SW
25
SSW
5
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
glassonononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
2.51
10:25AM
2.49
10:51PM
2.51
11:10AM
2.42
11:37PM
2.44
12:00PM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:00AM
0.03
5:22PM
0.01
5:46AM
0.11
6:08PM
0.12
6:36AM
0.24
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----6:52-------6:52-------6:54---
Sunset------5:44-------5:42-------5:40-
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
2078---1431---10----15541-
Temp. °C151413131417161413131211111114131211121212131412
Feels °C (?)12121212131616121212119109121111101171110118
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