Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.4°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 7AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.1
W
0.5
S
0.2
W
1.2
SSW
1.5
SW
1.7
WSW
2.1
WNW
3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.4
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)98871241256678877777777899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)76776912611381844441363512412546412316384418475428331363427
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SSW
25
WSW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04AM
1.82
5:36PM
1.77
6:03AM
1.92
6:34PM
1.89
6:52AM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:22PM
0.79
12:08PM
0.74
12:31AM
0.68
1:07PM
0.58
1:26AM
0.52
1:54PM
0.39
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:43-------6:45-------6:46---
Sunset------5:53-------5:52-------5:51-
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1-21173212----124--12111-
Temp. °C181818181920191818171717181817151415151515161615
Feels °C (?)151517171719181615131113151513121112111111121212
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