Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 06 Sep 2025 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
13.1° 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 12PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (06 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (06 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

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Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.8
W
2.4
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.6
W
1.2
WNW
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)988889978899999998888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)69879742233930926550664410221205115583068344646238226822315612894916549
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
25
W
15
SW
5
ESE
10
NNE
5
WNW
20
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
25
WSW
5
SE
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
SE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononononononcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
2.12
8:35PM
2.32
9:00AM
2.27
9:14PM
2.46
9:38AM
2.40
9:52PM
2.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:09PM
0.30
3:31AM
0.23
3:48PM
0.14
4:09AM
0.08
4:26PM
0.03
4:48AM
-0.01
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Sunrise6:35-------6:33-------6:31-------
Sunset--5:59--------6:00-------6:00----
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2111------1-------------
Temp. °C121211878101112121210776671110108654
Feels °C (?)767645445568233349774221
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wanganui-Manawatu

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Himatangi Beach (light winds from the NW at PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 34 km from Himatangi Beach). 1.9m 6s windswell from the WNW with a 1.5m 7s swell, also from the WNW and a 0.8m 8s swell, also from the WNW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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15 km/h
NW
0.0
13.1
Air / Water (°C)
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