Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 18 Jan 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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.5°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 8AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)56566655555564561212121212665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15172331312423151487735443333313146
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
2.25
10:33PM
2.18
10:48AM
2.34
11:09PM
2.24
11:24AM
2.40
11:45PM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
0.45
5:04PM
0.46
5:21AM
0.37
5:40PM
0.40
5:57AM
0.31
6:17PM
0.34
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-6:07-------6:09-------6:11------
Sunset-----8:47-------8:47-------8:46--
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131315171515141413131517201815141414172020181615
Feels °C (?)1010111210111010991113151310101010121514131110
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