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Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 12 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
18.4° C
 (Which is 1.2°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 7AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (12 Jan)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)8889991111991010101010678777766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)823982178314978386757835994613943832822052091281613454694684153361899755
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
35
NW
45
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
0
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crossonononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:46AM
1.83
5:14PM
1.83
5:59AM
1.81
6:25PM
1.80
7:14AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13PM
0.66
11:44AM
0.79
12:14AM
0.72
12:57PM
0.82
1:27AM
0.73
2:09PM
0.79
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise---6:01-------6:03-------6:03----
Sunset-------8:51-------8:51-------8:50
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--12----------------2---
Temp. °C191919171717181716131212171817161516151514151515
Feels °C (?)151413131314151516111010151514131313121212131416
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