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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
15.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 2PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Himatangi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | |
160 | 120 | 82 | 147 | 79 | 132 | 230 | 206 | 186 | 132 | 82 | 62 | 48 | 37 | 69 | 56 | 37 | 51 | 46 | 118 | 255 | 318 | 460 | 535 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:31AM2.17m | 10:46PM2.29m | 11:07AM2.15m | 11:23PM2.26m | 11:45AM2.10m | 00:02AM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM0.41m | 5:41AM0.49m | 5:57PM0.45m | 6:20AM0.54m | 6:35PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | |
— | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 7 | S 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 |
160 | 120 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 69 | 4 | 4 | 186 | 132 | 82 | 24 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 18 | 37 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 255 | 298 | 460 | 535 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | W 15 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 15 | S 10 | — | — | — |
— | 6 | 29 | 37 | — | 4 | — | — | 14 | 13 | 25 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 10 | — | W 16 | W 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | W 15 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 2 | — | WNW 9 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | N 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — |
1 | 1 | — | 147 | 43 | 132 | 230 | 206 | — | — | — | 62 | 48 | 35 | 69 | 56 | 4 | 51 | 46 | 118 | — | 318 | 435 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 72 | 100 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 82 | 101 | 101 | 70 | 53 | 53 | 40 | 61 | 70 | 101 | 100 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
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