Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Whangaehu River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whangaehu River Mouth sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whangaehu River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Whangaehu River Mouth at 9PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (26 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

Table - waves today at Whangaehu River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.5
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)15151414661414131313661313131313141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)76755456146101302928282732444342262645505151484444
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
1.72
7:00AM
1.78
7:49PM
1.75
8:29AM
1.91
9:07PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:58AM
0.81
12:58AM
0.82
2:04PM
0.75
2:37AM
0.69
3:17PM
0.56
3:37AM
0.50
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise-------6:58-------6:58--------
Sunset---8:07-------8:05-------8:04----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------11----------------
Temp. °C202119191917161616181716141414141518212015141516
Feels °C (?)1819171617161617171816119910101116181712131515
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