Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 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
17.4° 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 12PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
4
2
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)99812131315151414997891099999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)149193160398329350537657631613169135113196139517581916226320121755167717781490988
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
0
SSW
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NW
5
W
10
E
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
35
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
30
S
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:25AM
2.49
10:51PM
2.51
11:10AM
2.42
11:37PM
2.44
12:00PM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:00AM
0.03
5:22PM
0.01
5:46AM
0.11
6:08PM
0.12
6:36AM
0.24
6:58PM
0.28
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--6:52-------6:52-------6:54-----
Sunset----5:44-------5:42-------5:40---
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
8----221---371--13111211
Temp. °C131315171815141313121213121212121111101010101111
Feels °C (?)131215171814131113111112101010944331023
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