Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 28 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
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 3AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (28 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.8
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)111010101099988887777610121211111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)622576500461443340184137122961138162291815243475183325366502527
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
W
5
WSW
0
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
0
NNW
5
NE
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassonglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40AM
2.01
7:08PM
1.95
7:43AM
2.11
8:09PM
2.05
8:34AM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:52AM
0.72
1:37PM
0.64
2:06AM
0.60
2:40PM
0.50
3:03AM
0.45
3:29PM
0.36
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise----7:28-------7:30-------7:31---
Sunset-------7:19-------7:16-------7:15
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------------------176--1
Temp. °C201817171820191817161616161919181717161516171717
Feels °C (?)201917171718171919171716171919191818171617161517
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