Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 06 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
17.8° 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 7PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (06 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (06 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)777778766615151577766677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2092413063584263582581278557477272137171175164155177247326326285220
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:09PM
2.39
12:27AM
2.31
12:41PM
2.29
1:00AM
2.23
1:14PM
2.17
1:35AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:05PM
0.19
7:19AM
0.29
7:39PM
0.27
7:54AM
0.42
8:14PM
0.39
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise--------7:05-------7:07-------
Sunset---7:53-------7:52-------7:51----
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C131617161615141415181817161514141617181716161516
Feels °C (?)111213131414131314171717161513131414151413141213
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