Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 02 Feb 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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 3AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (02 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (02 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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

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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.9
NW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.8
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.2
W
0.8
WNW
0.7
NW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)555665555555114567141211101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27203551615351341816161110222318634091360935621813511586
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
W
5
W
5
E
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
N
15
W
10
W
10
W
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
crossonononcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:18PM
2.35
10:41AM
2.53
11:03PM
2.40
11:23AM
2.55
11:44PM
2.40
12:03PM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
0.19
5:34PM
0.18
5:52AM
0.14
6:18PM
0.16
6:34AM
0.15
6:59PM
0.18
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise---6:26-------6:28-------6:28----
Sunset-------8:37-------8:36-------8:35
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------15-11-------
Temp. °C151412121616171716171818191818161414131315171818
Feels °C (?)151411121515171817182019201717151010101113151616
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