Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 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
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 4AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (04 May)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (04 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
4
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.4
NW
4
0.1
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
31
13
13
19
17
19
27
27
31
38
38
27
18
18
18
17
11
6
3
3
3
5
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
W
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NW
10
WSW
0
SE
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
10:32PM2.31m
10:47AM2.19m
11:04PM2.27m
11:22AM2.12m
11:40PM2.20m
12:00PM2.04m
Low Tide
5:25AM0.39m
5:40PM0.35m
5:59AM0.47m
6:16PM0.44m
6:38AM0.56m
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:23
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
12
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
17
18
17
11
10
9
9
9
11
12
12
12
10
10
9
9
11
12
13
12
10
10
10
11
16
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
31
31
31
6
12
19
17
19
27
27
28
28
28
27
18
18
18
17
11
6
3
3
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
14
0.2
WNW
6
Energy kJ
3
2
2
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
16
16
16
15
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.2
NNE
2
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
1
3
3
7
1
15
12
24
31
38
38
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
72
72
72
61
61
70
101
100
61
72
72
72
72
100
100
101
72
101
101
100
101
101
100
100
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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