Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 09 May 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
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 12AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)--
Afternoon (10 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (10 May)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.2
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.3
W
9
1
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.3
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2460
2047
2156
1974
1929
1518
1258
1149
1208
1027
742
412
281
173
108
108
215
209
206
52
50
48
33
28
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
S
5
W
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:41PM1.79m
3:06AM1.88m
3:44PM1.77m
4:09AM1.89m
4:44PM1.81m
5:06AM1.95m
Low Tide
9:28PM0.75m
10:09AM0.74m
10:32PM0.73m
11:11AM0.66m
11:35PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
12
10
9
9
9
11
12
11
10
8
7
7
8
13
11
9
7
7
7
10
10
11
13
11
9
8
7
6
6
9
9
9
7
5
4
4
5
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
17
2.5
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
9
0.3
W
15
0.2
SSW
14
2.5
WNW
9
2.2
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.3
W
9
1
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.3
W
13
Energy kJ
21
22
890
684
40
20
1027
742
412
281
173
108
108
215
209
206
52
50
48
33
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
8
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
W
13
0.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
243
190
4
1
35
34
35
64
96
65
44
115
87
89
51
50
29
29
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
8
34
54
76
73
38
30
31
29
29
29
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
1.1
SSW
6
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.9
WNW
4
Energy kJ
2460
2047
2156
1974
1929
1518
1258
1149
1208
77
1
2
1
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
123
102
102
102
102
100
100
100
82
101
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
53
70
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
8
8
6
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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