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Himatangi Beach Surf Forecast
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Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 08 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.0° 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 6AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | W 13 | |
327 | 1159 | 1631 | 1420 | 1855 | 2312 | 2628 | 2371 | 2410 | 2552 | 2186 | 1593 | 1070 | 828 | 828 | 844 | 710 | 528 | 318 | 235 | 138 | 142 | 100 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:02AM1.92m | 2:41PM1.79m | 3:06AM1.88m | 3:44PM1.77m | 4:09AM1.89m | 4:44PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.71m | 9:09AM0.75m | 9:28PM0.75m | 10:09AM0.74m | 10:32PM0.73m | 11:11AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — |
— | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | — | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 15 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
 kJ | 327 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 853 | 1070 | 4 | 828 | 34 | 710 | 528 | 318 | 235 | 138 | 106 | 76 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 14 | W 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 280 | 143 | 4 | 66 | 16 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 83 | 142 | 100 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | 33 | 30 | 9 | 56 | 83 | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 110 | 1159 | 1631 | 1420 | 1855 | 2312 | 2628 | 2371 | 2410 | 2552 | 2186 | 1593 | — | 828 | — | 844 | — | 5 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 100 | 123 | 123 | 126 | 162 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 101 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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