Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 05 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
16.2° 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 10PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (05 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.4
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.6
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.9
NW
5
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.7
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
1
NW
5
0.7
NW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
16
15
6
6
6
6
5
21
30
47
19
19
17
22
34
42
64
123
354
459
459
404
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
N
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:40PM2.20m
12:00PM2.04m
00:19AM2.11m
12:44PM1.94m
1:06AM2.01m
Low Tide
6:16PM0.44m
6:38AM0.56m
6:54PM0.54m
7:21AM0.65m
7:36PM0.63m
8:11AM0.72m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:09
7:09
7:11
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
16
18
17
16
15
15
14
15
20
20
19
18
18
17
16
16
19
11
12
12
11
10
12
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
12
13
17
17
17
16
16
15
14
15
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.7
NW
6
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.7
NW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
Energy kJ
11
10
6
6
6
6
3
3
4
5
5
33
9
9
9
17
16
4
64
123
354
459
459
404
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
16
0.3
NW
6
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
14
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
16
16
16
15
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
19
17
2
2
2
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
S
13
0.2
W
16
0.1
S
13
0.1
NW
6
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
4
19
3
2
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.4
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.9
NW
5
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.7
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
1
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
6
6
5
21
30
47
1
1
1
22
34
42
25
28
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
100
93
93
101
100
101
101
101
101
93
100
0
101
101
100
100
101
100
101
70
40
0
0
70
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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