Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 21 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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.3°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 3AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (22 Apr)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSW
0.2
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.1
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
Period(s) (?)791616766668566555416161312121314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4897553072802802191171765184472517645201211121316
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
0
NW
5
W
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassglassglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassonglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:29AM
2.31
12:58PM
2.14
1:30AM
2.17
2:09PM
2.00
2:44AM
2.05
3:24PM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:58PM
0.28
7:32AM
0.40
7:53PM
0.45
8:36AM
0.54
8:57PM
0.60
9:46AM
0.63
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----6:54-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset------5:38-------5:37-------5:37-
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11---1-----2------------
Temp. °C1011111091011111010108911131311111098121211
Feels °C (?)4665555777768101111887661099
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