Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 28 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
16.4° 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 10AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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 Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
13
0.4
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
12
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
W
16
0.4
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
55
30
30
28
27
21
40
69
118
164
196
266
263
263
253
135
59
39
34
26
26
21
77
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:07AM2.12m
7:34PM2.09m
7:51AM2.17m
8:16PM2.17m
8:30AM2.21m
8:53PM2.25m
Low Tide
1:37AM0.50m
2:02PM0.39m
2:24AM0.40m
2:44PM0.30m
3:05AM0.32m
3:22PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:30
5:30
5:29
5:27
Temp °C
11
11
11
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
12
11
13
14
12
10
10
10
10
10
14
14
15
14
12
11
10
11
12
11
11
12
11
14
9
8
10
11
8
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
13
0.4
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
19
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
1.4
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
W
16
Energy kJ
89
55
30
30
28
3
11
11
11
11
11
30
30
30
27
25
135
59
39
34
26
22
21
77
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.3
W
12
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.6
W
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.2
W
6
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
10
Energy kJ
13
3
3
2
3
27
2
2
2
9
9
3
2
2
2
4
25
24
24
12
3
26
2
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
23
0.1
W
22
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
3
12
11
9
8
7
5
10
9
1
1
1
1
4
4
2
13
13
24
23
23
21
20
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
S
4
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
E
3
Energy kJ
1
2
21
40
69
118
164
196
266
263
263
253
22
15
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
Distance (km)
0
61
61
70
101
61
40
61
40
70
70
101
106
70
102
70
0
0
0
178
178
101
86
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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