Whangaehu River Mouth surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 07 May 2026 NZST
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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
16.1° C
(Which is 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 4PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (07 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.4
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.3
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
10
1.1
W
11
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
W
10
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
8
17
15
25
59
59
60
60
64
65
104
313
1124
1086
1075
999
1086
1134
435
435
691
878
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:08PM1.93m
1:30AM1.95m
1:54PM1.81m
2:21AM1.86m
2:52PM1.72m
3:23AM1.80m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.52m
7:06PM0.57m
7:37AM0.63m
7:53PM0.68m
8:34AM0.72m
8:55PM0.77m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
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5:21
5:20
5:19
5:17
1
3
Temp °C
17
21
21
19
18
18
17
17
18
20
20
19
18
17
15
15
15
16
16
14
13
13
14
14
14
18
18
16
15
15
14
14
15
17
16
14
13
13
10
11
11
11
11
10
8
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
3
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
10
1.1
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.1
W
7
1.6
W
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
Energy kJ
1
9
8
4
4
25
59
59
60
60
64
65
104
313
379
467
103
530
653
730
435
435
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.1
SW
14
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
1
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
10
2
2
7
14
8
4
5
9
9
4
13
13
14
15
236
28
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
4
1
1
8
8
9
6
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.9
WNW
5
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
W
10
1.2
W
6
1.5
W
7
2.4
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
9
Energy kJ
3
2
3
17
15
4
18
19
9
9
12
13
18
46
1124
1086
1075
999
1086
1134
112
226
691
878
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
128
128
128
128
128
34
34
34
34
34
128
166
289
34
128
34
34
128
128
128
128
138
135
132
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
4
3
3
2
3
1
1
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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