Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 31 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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.1°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 4PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (31 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (31 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.8
WNW
1.1
WNW
2.1
NW
Period(s) (?)556677776665555665555466
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)305810119533642836926817010760372727395553613627172280326
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
WNW
5
WSW
5
NNW
30
WNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
glassglassononglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:05AM
2.32
9:29PM
2.25
9:55AM
2.45
10:18PM
2.35
10:41AM
2.53
11:03PM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:59PM
0.38
4:22AM
0.30
4:49PM
0.26
5:09AM
0.19
5:34PM
0.18
5:52AM
0.14
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:26-------6:28
Sunset---8:38-------8:37-------8:37----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------11-3
Temp. °C171817171615131214171817151413121618172118191915
Feels °C (?)151513141413111012151616151413111417182219161711
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