Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 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
13.0° 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 11AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)11ft (3.5m)8s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.1
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)7777788999101088881010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5734624594738571206152521442460268923941917155516191397970833603463349306218255250
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
45
NW
25
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
15
SSW
10
SE
5
SE
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossglassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:35AM
1.88
6:18PM
2.02
6:43AM
1.96
7:14PM
2.12
7:38AM
2.06
8:01PM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:34PM
0.72
1:14AM
0.65
1:40PM
0.59
2:09AM
0.51
2:31PM
0.45
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
Sunrise--6:16-------6:16-------6:13-----
Sunset-----6:09-------6:10-------6:12--
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1----114111-1111111---
Temp. °C141313141414141414131414131212129779111186
Feels °C (?)1098866676898666754557842
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wanganui-Manawatu

  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 24 km away suggest it is still onshore at Himatangi Beach (moderate winds from the WNW at Karere wx). 2.0m 7s swell from the WNW which is too big for here.

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24 km/h
WNW
0.0
13.0
Air / Water (°C)
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