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Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
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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
16.0° 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 11PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 11 | |
397 | 427 | 327 | 1325 | 1662 | 1478 | 1939 | 2108 | 2361 | 2371 | 2530 | 2497 | 2251 | 1655 | 1149 | 878 | 775 | 757 | 1033 | 617 | 372 | 240 | 169 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:39PM1.85m | 2:02AM1.92m | 2:41PM1.79m | 3:06AM1.88m | 3:44PM1.77m | 4:09AM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.71m | 9:09AM0.75m | 9:28PM0.75m | 10:09AM0.74m | 10:32PM0.73m | 11:11AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | |
5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
— | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | — | W 19 | W 19 | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
397 | 427 | 327 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 898 | 684 | 878 | 775 | 33 | 30 | 617 | 372 | 240 | 169 | 106 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 280 | 173 | 4 | 38 | 16 | — | 17 | 33 | 40 | 96 | 186 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | W 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 48 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NNW 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 5 | — | — |
— | 1 | 103 | 1325 | 1662 | 1478 | 1939 | 2108 | 2361 | 2371 | 2530 | 2497 | 2251 | 1655 | 1149 | — | — | 757 | 1033 | 50 | 90 | 24 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 127 | 306 | 233 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 101 | 104 | 123 | 126 | 162 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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