Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.4°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 10PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (14 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.8
WNW
2
WNW
2.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)77666778111198999999888877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2923653192323394614313658991718226217522369235117691406122413571242880650566420317
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
15
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:23PM
2.03
7:35AM
2.20
8:07PM
2.19
8:17AM
2.33
8:47PM
2.33
8:59AM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:54PM
0.39
2:12AM
0.35
2:35PM
0.22
2:54AM
0.20
3:16PM
0.08
3:36AM
0.08
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------6:47-------6:48-------6:50-
Sunset5:51-------5:49-------5:47-------
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1144432----211--11-----
Temp. °C161513131313141616161616151414151514151515151616
Feels °C (?)12109998913121099967777899101111
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