Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 10 May 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
16.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 5PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (10 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (10 May)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.1
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.2
W
9
1
W
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.6
W
9
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.3
W
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.6
W
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1284
1490
1640
1004
683
430
240
173
113
206
212
209
209
54
52
49
33
87
28
27
27
39
35
60
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
10
SW
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
SE
0
SSE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
W
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:44PM1.77m
4:09AM1.89m
4:44PM1.81m
5:06AM1.95m
5:43PM1.89m
6:00AM2.05m
Low Tide
10:09AM0.74m
10:32PM0.73m
11:11AM0.66m
11:35PM0.66m
12:11PM0.54m
00:35AM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:15
5:15
5:14
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Temp °C
15
16
16
15
12
10
9
9
9
12
12
11
9
8
7
8
9
14
14
14
13
11
11
10
9
11
12
13
10
7
7
6
6
10
10
8
6
5
4
6
7
11
11
13
12
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
11
0.2
SSW
14
2.5
WNW
9
2.1
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.2
W
9
1
W
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
WNW
8
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WNW
7
Energy kJ
143
20
1004
683
430
240
173
113
108
212
209
209
54
50
49
33
28
19
17
26
19
22
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
SW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
W
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
W
12
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
25
8
36
35
35
52
30
67
206
113
87
89
52
52
30
29
29
28
18
27
39
35
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
S
12
0.4
W
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.1
SW
12
0.3
W
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.2
W
12
Energy kJ
33
38
76
58
57
30
31
52
30
30
29
6
28
27
26
27
27
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
0.6
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
S
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.5
S
5
0.3
NW
2
0.9
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
5
Energy kJ
1284
1490
1640
15
55
18
1
14
1
87
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
102
100
82
163
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
53
70
70
51
61
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
5
5
8
8
6
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
9
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
4
5
4
8
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
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