Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 30 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
15.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (30 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 9PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)--
Afternoon (30 May)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (30 May)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
8
0.7
NW
9
0.8
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.2
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.2
NW
10
1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
13
12
14
55
81
110
167
276
328
334
286
408
316
200
270
276
170
276
244
177
157
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
20
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
E
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
10
NW
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
9:04PM2.24m
9:20AM2.16m
9:38PM2.28m
9:56AM2.17m
10:12PM2.30m
10:31AM2.17m
Low Tide
3:34PM0.35m
3:55AM0.42m
4:10PM0.35m
4:30AM0.43m
4:46PM0.37m
5:05AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
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5:01
5:00
5:00
5:00
1
1
4
7
5
Temp °C
16
15
14
12
11
12
13
18
19
18
17
17
16
17
17
19
18
17
17
18
18
15
16
15
15
14
12
9
8
9
10
15
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
18
17
16
16
16
17
15
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
8
0.7
NW
9
0.8
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.2
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.2
NW
10
1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
Energy kJ
14
14
14
13
12
14
55
81
110
167
276
328
334
286
408
316
200
270
276
170
276
244
177
157
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
S
11
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.8
NW
5
0.9
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
5
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
Energy kJ
14
13
13
13
10
14
8
8
2
2
32
52
56
39
18
8
7
15
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
5
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
W
10
Energy kJ
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
3
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.5
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
4
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
ENE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
1
13
16
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
61
61
61
72
93
100
100
100
72
72
72
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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