Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.0°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 12AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
2.1
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)131315151414999989899888888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3293505445375366422021691068057413741674188522141666170617401526145410521052673542
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SSE
10
E
10
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
SE
10
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSE
25
S
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
40
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:51PM
2.51
11:10AM
2.42
11:37PM
2.44
12:00PM
2.29
12:29AM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:22PM
0.01
5:46AM
0.11
6:08PM
0.12
6:36AM
0.24
6:58PM
0.28
7:32AM
0.40
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-
Sunset5:44-------5:42-------5:40-------
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-131---2111-199231------
Temp. °C181514131312131416141212121011121111121111111111
Feels °C (?)17141312121011121411107512443445566
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