Himatangi Beach surf break

Himatangi Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Himatangi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Himatangi Beach at 8AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (31 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
W
1.4
WNW
1
W
0.8
W
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
W
Period(s) (?)101099999913121212111114141313131312121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3944614265595413331651012121178346434133323232553129292814
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:58PM
2.16
9:18AM
2.30
9:41PM
2.25
9:57AM
2.35
10:18PM
2.32
10:33AM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:49AM
0.32
4:11PM
0.24
4:30AM
0.22
4:49PM
0.16
5:07AM
0.18
5:25PM
0.13
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----7:31-------7:33-------7:33---
Sunset-------7:14-------7:12-------7:10
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171716161615131211111010111516151312121111171816
Feels °C (?)16151416151210878778131212109988151513
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