Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 27 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
15.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
W
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
61
60
59
68
58
59
61
14
14
14
14
66
64
63
62
35
36
33
31
29
29
14
14
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
0
ESE
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:05PM2.00m
7:20AM2.03m
7:50PM2.09m
8:04AM2.08m
8:29PM2.17m
8:43AM2.12m
Low Tide
1:56AM0.54m
2:15PM0.43m
2:40AM0.48m
2:56PM0.38m
3:19AM0.44m
3:34PM0.35m
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:01
5:01
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
14
12
11
11
11
11
14
15
14
10
10
10
12
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
10
13
13
12
10
8
9
8
8
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
62
61
60
58
68
52
36
24
14
94
103
103
66
64
63
62
35
34
33
31
29
29
14
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
6
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
Energy kJ
16
16
16
59
59
58
59
61
92
9
13
7
6
2
19
17
16
36
16
15
14
14
14
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
4
Energy kJ
2
4
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
19
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.9
WNW
4
1
WNW
5
0.3
NE
2
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
2
34
52
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
1
1
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
100
70
70
100
0
70
53
0
40
40
40
40
0
0
100
0
40
40
40
40
61
61
61
61
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
5
4
4
9
9
7
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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