Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 24 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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 1AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (25 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (25 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
SW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.7
NW
0.9
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)13131313121212121212185121615171614131313121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30131312121111444661119422895203257311370392361331
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
SSE
0
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:01PM
2.17
2:33AM
2.13
3:07PM
2.01
3:48AM
2.00
4:32PM
1.90
5:20AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:02PM
0.45
9:40AM
0.58
10:03PM
0.62
10:53AM
0.70
11:23PM
0.73
12:17PM
0.73
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------7:24-------7:26-------7:26-
Sunset-7:24-------7:23-------7:22------
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------123473131-
Temp. °C181717161515162020201716161715151515151616151617
Feels °C (?)181718171515162018181414131511121212121313121416
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