Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 Feb 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 12AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (28 Feb)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (28 Feb)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.9
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.7
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)6613131312131313141413131313456666676
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)313229292828282931333231302929267011310123312980225298
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
5
S
15
SSE
5
E
5
ESE
5
S
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcrosscross-
off
glassglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20PM
1.98
8:00AM
2.14
8:24PM
2.10
8:53AM
2.28
9:17PM
2.22
9:40AM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:49PM
0.68
2:20AM
0.61
2:55PM
0.53
3:20AM
0.45
3:47PM
0.37
4:09AM
0.30
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-----6:58-------6:58--------7:00-
Sunset-8:05-------8:04-------8:01------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------12---
Temp. °C1614131313131418191816141415171717161510891114
Feels °C (?)1411101010101016171614121314141313131476898
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