Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 17 Jan 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.5°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 10AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)55555555558556555551212555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17123520445862312021622293423158744314189
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:34AM
2.16
9:55PM
2.10
10:12AM
2.25
10:33PM
2.18
10:48AM
2.34
11:09PM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
0.53
4:27PM
0.54
4:44AM
0.45
5:04PM
0.46
5:21AM
0.37
5:40PM
0.40
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-6:07-------6:07-------6:09------
Sunset-----8:49-------8:47-------8:47--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141415161918141313121517171613131213161819171413
Feels °C (?)14131415161511101091113121191081012141412109
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