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Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 30 Jan 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
18.3° 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 5AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (30 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (30 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.5
W
0.4
SW
0.1
W
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
1
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)77776661512121212566778777665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41432721011843188415293014481281953385425574442701981106231
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
N
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSW
0
W
5
N
5
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:23PM
2.03
8:09AM
2.17
8:32PM
2.14
9:05AM
2.32
9:29PM
2.25
9:55AM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:27AM
0.57
3:04PM
0.53
3:30AM
0.43
3:59PM
0.38
4:22AM
0.30
4:49PM
0.26
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise---6:22-------6:24-------6:24----
Sunset-------8:39-------8:38-------8:37
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171615151720222017161515171717161615141214171717
Feels °C (?)161514141518201917171515151313121312111013141516
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