Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 Mar 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 9PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (21 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (21 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)131312121313131314141313131414131318141514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)131312121230303134333131321615141324364233333334
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
E
10
ENE
5
E
10
E
5
E
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:45AM
2.52
12:09AM
2.47
12:25PM
2.46
12:51AM
2.40
1:09PM
2.34
1:37AM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:43PM
0.03
7:02AM
0.11
7:26PM
0.12
7:48AM
0.24
8:11PM
0.27
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--------7:22-------7:22-------
Sunset---7:30-------7:29-------7:27----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121516151412111112171716161414141521222018151515
Feels °C (?)1113131313109911151414151212121320201817131313
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