Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 13 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 2AM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (14 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (14 Apr)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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 (?)
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.2
WNW
3
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
3
WNW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)76677777667778101199899988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)247254341421485403319337263320469605456346973181428561672173820891497108911621397
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
1.89
6:52AM
2.06
7:23PM
2.03
7:35AM
2.20
8:07PM
2.19
8:17AM
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
Sunrise----6:46-------6:47-------6:48---
Sunset------5:51-------5:49-------5:47-
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
211121--133331-1--221---
Temp. °C161515141517161513131414141616161615151414151615
Feels °C (?)13111110111211119898812111099978898
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