Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 07 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
16.1° 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 9AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.8
NW
4
1
NW
5
0.8
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
2.3
NW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
18
17
27
42
78
244
334
430
430
450
470
539
1055
2500
2087
2372
2549
2160
1896
1887
1796
954
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:19AM2.11m
12:44PM1.94m
1:06AM2.01m
1:39PM1.85m
2:02AM1.92m
2:41PM1.79m
Low Tide
7:21AM0.65m
7:36PM0.63m
8:11AM0.72m
8:28PM0.71m
9:09AM0.75m
9:28PM0.75m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
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5:20
5:19
5:17
5:16
1
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
20
20
19
18
16
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
14
13
12
10
10
9
10
10
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.8
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
0.1
W
20
Energy kJ
13
6
4
1
4
4
78
244
334
430
430
470
539
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
Energy kJ
19
19
18
17
2
2
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
1
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.4
NE
3
1.7
NW
9
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
5
2.3
NW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
8
27
42
40
3
450
16
22
1055
2500
2087
2372
2549
2160
1896
1887
1796
954
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
100
100
100
101
101
100
101
70
61
0
0
70
101
265
246
70
70
123
70
101
100
104
102
102
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
1
3
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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