Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.3°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 11AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (14 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (14 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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 (?)
2
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
3
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)67777766677810109999999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3123614313923553652992273294614744508041662266618782072208918511469154815481173887
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:52AM
2.06
7:23PM
2.03
7:35AM
2.20
8:07PM
2.19
8:17AM
2.33
8:47PM
2.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:26AM
0.52
1:54PM
0.39
2:12AM
0.35
2:35PM
0.22
2:54AM
0.20
3:16PM
0.08
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--6:46-------6:47-------6:48-----
Sunset----5:51-------5:49-------5:47---
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1121--123321----221-----
Temp. °C151415171615141214141416171616161515151515151515
Feels °C (?)11101112111010899811121091098878889
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