Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 31 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 3AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (01 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (01 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
0.8
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
NW
0.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)99131212121211141413131313121212131313131344
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)165106129119834645433332323155552828281413333312
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
S
15
SSW
10
S
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:41PM
2.25
9:57AM
2.35
10:18PM
2.32
10:33AM
2.37
10:52PM
2.35
11:07AM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:11PM
0.24
4:30AM
0.22
4:49PM
0.16
5:07AM
0.18
5:25PM
0.13
5:42AM
0.18
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------7:33-------7:33-------7:35-
Sunset-7:14-------7:12-------7:10------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141312111111121617161312121212171817151413121216
Feels °C (?)111088889131413109999151515141211101114
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